Perceived health status, alcohol-related problems, and readiness to change among medically hospitalized, alcohol-dependent patients

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 372-377

  Stewart, Scott H ^a   Connors, Gerard J ^b  

^a MUSC Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs   (United States)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON ADDICTIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Health behavior; Inpatient

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; AMBIVALENCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO CHANGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 38049125639     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.211     Document Type: Article

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