Dolan, R. and Paterson, B. (2015) The relationship between deprivation and alcohol-related presentation at Accident and Emergency (A&E) over a three-month period. Scottish Medical Journal, 60(2), pp. 75-78. (doi: 10.1177/0036933014565584) (PMID:25588383)
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Abstract
Objectives: To identify any relationship between deprivation and the level of presentation to Accident and Emergency with alcohol-related conditions in a busy East Coast teaching hospital in Scotland. Methods: Over an 87-day-period initial screening to determine whether alcohol played a part in each presentation was conducted at triage. These patients were then streamed according to their Paddington Alcohol Test (Pat) score into Pat +ve and Pat −ve groups. The postcode of each patient was recorded before they were assigned deprivation levels using the DepCat scoring system. This information was then compiled in Microsoft Excel 2003 and a graph showing the differences in the number of presentations across the social spectrum was constructed. Results: Nine hundred and forty four patients were screened as attending due to alcohol with 43.86% being Pat +ve and 56.14% being Pat −ve. Overall 66.42% of the Pat +ve group and 54.42% of Pat −ve were from deprived or very deprived areas. Conclusions: The use of electronic-based screening was effective at highlighting patients presenting to Accident and Emergency with alcohol-related problems, and these presentations highlighted a direct link between the level of deprivation and attendances.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Dolan, Dr Ross |
| Authors: | Dolan, R., and Paterson, B. |
| College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing |
| Journal Name: | Scottish Medical Journal |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
| ISSN: | 0036-9330 |
| ISSN (Online): | 2045-6441 |
| Published Online: | 13 January 2015 |
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