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The Prevalence Of Problem Drinking And Other Health-Related Behaviours In A Sample Of Hong Kong General Hospital Patients, David Arthur, Sf Leung, Kl Fok, T Lee
The Prevalence Of Problem Drinking And Other Health-Related Behaviours In A Sample Of Hong Kong General Hospital Patients, David Arthur, Sf Leung, Kl Fok, T Lee
School of Nursing & Midwifery
Objective: Little research evidence is available on the prevalence of problem drinking and other health related behaviours in Hong Kong. The purpose of this study was to test the utility, the validity and reliability of the AUDIT, a well-tested and validated screening instrument for alcohol consumption, in the Chinese language and with a sample of Hong Kong hospital patients. The study examined the prevalence of problem-drinkers amongst a sample of general hospital patients and compared this to the prevalence of other health-related behaviours.
Method: The AUDIT was translated into Chinese and embedded in a broader lifestyle questionnaire and administered …