Abstract

RAMIREZ OLMEDO, Ana Noelia. Early identification of drinkers at risk in public employment in Cadiz province. Med. segur. trab. [online]. 2010, vol.56, n.219, pp.132-146. ISSN 1989-7790.

Introduction: The consumption of alcohol in a working environment is an extremely prevalent, problem with serious social, economic and medical/legal repercussions which is becoming increasingly important in our society. Aim: The early identification of drinkers at risk in public employment in the Cádiz Province. Materials and Methods: This was an observational, descriptive, transversal study of the epidemiological and working characteristics of the alcohol consumption levels of 556 workers who attended the Health Screening Department of the Cádiz Province Work-Related Risk Prevention Centre. Social-demographic data was collected using a semi-structured format. The AUDIT, GHQ 28, ISCA questionnaires were applied and the GGT, GOT, GPT and VCM biochemical parameters were determined. Descriptive statistics were carried out and expressed as the mean and standard deviation for the quantitative variables and as percentages for the qualitative ones. Chi squared and Pearson's correlation were used as contrast statistics in the univariant analysis. A value of p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Mean age: 44. Gender: 50% men and 49% women. Mainly administrative staff. Department: Justice. Most common profile: civil servant, married, graduate and with hypercholesterolism. 18.7% presented a GGT>35. 22.5% presented a GHQ 28≥6, most of them being women. In ISCA, 9 men and 9 women were observed to have risk level consumption. The most significant correlation was that obtained between ISCA-AUDIT with r=0.63 and with p=0.01. Conclusions: 81% of the workers included in this study were low risk drinkers and 7% were high risk according to the AUDIT questionnaire. This leads us to suggest that specific strategies should be established aimed at identifying and preventing alcohol-related problems in the workplace.

Keywords : alcohol; consumption; working environment; drugs; early detection.

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