Prevalence of problems with alcohol, marijuana and gambling among patients in a Regional Hospital in Northern Greenland: investigating the potential for brief interventions in a hospital setting
Problems with alcohol, marijuana and gambling are major public health challenges in Greenland but their prevalence in a hospital setting has not been explored. Healthcare facilities play a significant role in Greenland. One important aspect is their provision of both primary and secondary healthcare...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:97015481cb25470a812d642201782b22 2023-05-15T14:58:33+02:00 Prevalence of problems with alcohol, marijuana and gambling among patients in a Regional Hospital in Northern Greenland: investigating the potential for brief interventions in a hospital setting Ivalu Katajavaara Sørensen Sverre Barfod Birgit V. Niclasen Ulrik Becker Luit Penninga Christina Viskum Lytken Larsen 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2020.1771950 https://doaj.org/article/97015481cb25470a812d642201782b22 EN eng Taylor & Francis Group http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2020.1771950 https://doaj.org/toc/2242-3982 2242-3982 doi:10.1080/22423982.2020.1771950 https://doaj.org/article/97015481cb25470a812d642201782b22 International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol 79, Iss 1 (2020) hospital setting screening brief intervention arctic alcohol marijuana gambling Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2020.1771950 2022-12-31T12:41:55Z Problems with alcohol, marijuana and gambling are major public health challenges in Greenland but their prevalence in a hospital setting has not been explored. Healthcare facilities play a significant role in Greenland. One important aspect is their provision of both primary and secondary healthcare services to a small and scattered population while their potential as settings for screening for problems with alcohol, substances and gambling is an unexplored area with large public health potential. This study explored the prevalences of problems with alcohol, marijuana and gambling in a hospital and the potential for the use of a hospital as a setting for screening for alcohol, substance and gambling problems. Patients from the Northern Ilulissat Hospital filled in a self-administered questionnaire regarding their behaviour related to alcohol, marijuana and gambling. Data were weighted and compared to the nationally representative 2018 Health Survey. In the Ilulissat Survey, a large proportion were abstainers but there were still problems related to alcohol, marijuana and gambling indicating a potential for screening in a hospital setting. The results based on data from 2,554 respondents showed that prevalences of problems with alcohol, marijuana and gambling are lower in the Ilulissat Survey compared to the 2018 Health Survey. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Circumpolar Health Greenland Ilulissat International Journal of Circumpolar Health Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Greenland Ilulissat ENVELOPE(-51.099,-51.099,69.220,69.220) International Journal of Circumpolar Health 79 1 1771950 |
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Problems with alcohol, marijuana and gambling are major public health challenges in Greenland but their prevalence in a hospital setting has not been explored. Healthcare facilities play a significant role in Greenland. One important aspect is their provision of both primary and secondary healthcare services to a small and scattered population while their potential as settings for screening for problems with alcohol, substances and gambling is an unexplored area with large public health potential. This study explored the prevalences of problems with alcohol, marijuana and gambling in a hospital and the potential for the use of a hospital as a setting for screening for alcohol, substance and gambling problems. Patients from the Northern Ilulissat Hospital filled in a self-administered questionnaire regarding their behaviour related to alcohol, marijuana and gambling. Data were weighted and compared to the nationally representative 2018 Health Survey. In the Ilulissat Survey, a large proportion were abstainers but there were still problems related to alcohol, marijuana and gambling indicating a potential for screening in a hospital setting. The results based on data from 2,554 respondents showed that prevalences of problems with alcohol, marijuana and gambling are lower in the Ilulissat Survey compared to the 2018 Health Survey. |
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Ivalu Katajavaara Sørensen Sverre Barfod Birgit V. Niclasen Ulrik Becker Luit Penninga Christina Viskum Lytken Larsen |
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Ivalu Katajavaara Sørensen Sverre Barfod Birgit V. Niclasen Ulrik Becker Luit Penninga Christina Viskum Lytken Larsen |
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Prevalence of problems with alcohol, marijuana and gambling among patients in a Regional Hospital in Northern Greenland: investigating the potential for brief interventions in a hospital setting |
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Prevalence of problems with alcohol, marijuana and gambling among patients in a Regional Hospital in Northern Greenland: investigating the potential for brief interventions in a hospital setting |
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Prevalence of problems with alcohol, marijuana and gambling among patients in a Regional Hospital in Northern Greenland: investigating the potential for brief interventions in a hospital setting |
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Prevalence of problems with alcohol, marijuana and gambling among patients in a Regional Hospital in Northern Greenland: investigating the potential for brief interventions in a hospital setting |
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Prevalence of problems with alcohol, marijuana and gambling among patients in a Regional Hospital in Northern Greenland: investigating the potential for brief interventions in a hospital setting |
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prevalence of problems with alcohol, marijuana and gambling among patients in a regional hospital in northern greenland: investigating the potential for brief interventions in a hospital setting |
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