Quality of life of alcoholics and non-alcoholics: does excessive drinking make a difference in the urban setting?

✍ Scribed by J. A. Welsh; D. G. Buchsbaum; C. B. Kaplan

• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Year: 1993
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 700 KB
• Volume: 2
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0962-9343
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00449428

✦ Synopsis

The current study assessed whether perceived quality of life differed between alcoholics and non-alcoholics. Patients attending an urban-based hospital were screened for alcoholism using the CAGE questionnaire. Patients were recruited from an out-patient clinic setting as well as from an in-patient substance abuse unit. Quality of life scores were based on Chubon's (1987) Life Situation Survey. Results indicated that alcoholics experience a lower quality of life than their non-alcoholic counterparts regardless of setting; however, all patients reported experiencing poor life quality. The impact of alcoholism treatment programmes on patients already experiencing low quality of life is questioned.