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Changes in alcohol consumption and related factors in diabetic Japanese men
Author(s) -
KOBAYASHI Koji,
KAZUMA Keiko
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
japan journal of nursing science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.363
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1742-7924
pISSN - 1742-7932
DOI - 10.1111/j.1742-7924.2005.00034.x
Subject(s) - medicine , alcohol consumption , diabetes mellitus , alcohol , diabetic retinopathy , consumption (sociology) , endocrinology , social science , biochemistry , chemistry , sociology
Aim: The aim of the present study was to investigate changes in alcohol consumption and related factors in diabetic men. Methods: A cross‐sectional survey using a self‐administered questionnaire and a complementary interview about alcohol consumption was carried out among male diabetic outpatients at a university hospital in Japan ( n = 126, 97.0% response rate). Results: Half of the eligible participants had reduced their alcohol consumption by more than 50% between the time of diagnosis of diabetes and the time of the investigation. Of the 65 subjects who consumed more than 200 g/week of alcohol at the time of diagnosis, 70.8% had reduced their alcohol consumption by more than 50% at the time of the investigation and 46.2% had reduced it by more than 80%. Factors related to the reduction in alcohol consumption at the time of the investigation by the 65 subjects whose alcohol consumption at the time of diagnosis was more than 200 g/week were: awareness of diabetic retinopathy ( P < 0.01), the presence of acute symptoms at the time of diagnosis of diabetes ( P = 0.03), and age <45 years at the time of diagnosis of diabetes ( P = 0.07). Reasons for reducing alcohol consumption included ‘explanation by the medical team’, and ‘progression of diabetic retinopathy’. Reasons for maintaining high alcohol consumption included ‘absence of symptoms’. Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that approaches that support awareness of the patient's condition or vulnerability to disease are important for appropriate management of alcohol consumption.