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Abstract Objective: To explore relevant risk factors for resumption of drinking in male patients with alcohol dependence. Methods: The male alcohol-dependent patients who were discharged from our department between July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019 were interviewed about whether they had resumed drinking within 6 months after the hospital discharge, and were divided into a resumer group and an abstainer group. Relevant clinical data of the two groups were collected for statistical analysis. Results: Among the 120 male alcohol-dependent patients, 49 of which had resumed drinking within 6 months after the discharge, representing 40.83% of the total amount. The differences between patients years of drinking, alcohol intake, whether having hallucination and delusion when abstaining from alcohol, behaviors of drinking on empty stomach, education level, whether being hospitalized for the first time, alcohol craving and other relevant factors were statistically significant (α = 0.05, P<0.05). The multinomial logistic regression analysis indicated that the regression coefficients of patients’ years of drinking, alcohol intake, behaviors of drinking on empty stomach, and whether being hospitalized for the first time were 0.087, 2.931, 1.108, -0.846, respectively, showing statistical significance (Pall<0.05). Conclusion: The years of drinking, alcohol intake, whether having hallucination and delusion when abstaining from alcohol, behaviors of drinking on empty stomach, and alcohol craving are risk factors for male alcohol-dependent patients to resume drinking within 6 months after hospital discharge. Patients who have been hospitalized more than once are less likely to resume drinking than those who have not. And high education level is also a protective factor for drinking resumption. Assessing relevant risk factors for drinking resumption in male patients with alcohol dependence when they are discharged from hospital would help lower the risk of drinking resumption.
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