Evaluation of Consultations Which Were Ordered for Inpatients in Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders Treatment Center

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study, individuals who have been treated at a university hospital of AMATEM service in the years 2014-2018 was conducted to examine the requested consultations. METHODS: The study was designed as a retrospective cohort. In 2014-2018, the records of the patients (n=1392) who were asked to be consulted among the patients (n=614) hospitalized in the AMATEM ward of a university hospital psychiatry clinic were formed. In this study, sociodemographic characteristics and consultation requests of the individuals were evaluated with 12 open and closed ended questions. In the analysis of the data, number-percentage distributions, mean and standard deviation were used. RESULTS: Individuals who were treated in alcohol and substance addiction treatment clinics, 63.7% uses alcohol, 12.7% uses multiple substance and the average age was 40.87 +- 13.85. It was determined that addictive individuals were asked to be consulted on average 1.49 +- 0.70 times and 41.4% for internal medicine, 22.9% for dentist, 18.1% for dermatology and 13.6% for neurological consultation. The most frequently reported consultation reasons were Caries (22.8%), skin rash (16.0%), infection (13.5%), liver function test (12.2%), asthma-COPD (10.7%), hypertension (7.2%) and neuropathy (6.5%). At least one drug was prescribed to 57.0% of the patients after consultation. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: The holistic assessment and monitoring of physical and mental comorbidity in patients with substance use disorder is extremely important for the recovery and maintenance of health. Careful and holistic evaluation of patients and the collobrative care should be planned in all process

Keywords

• consultation
• psychiatric nursing
• substance use disorders.