METHOD FOR RISK PREDICTION OF BEER ADDICTION AMONG TEENAGERS

• Main Authors: SIDOROV PAVEL IVANOVICH, SOLOV'EV ANDREJ GORGON'EVICH, NOVIKOVA IRINA AL'BERTOVNA, NOVIKOVA GALINA AL'BERTOVNA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: 27.11.2008
• Subjects: DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; SURGERY

FIELD: medicine. ^ SUBSTANCE: factors such as physical discomfort in the next day after drinking beer (P1), drinking of beer in parties (P2), drinking of other alcohol beverages (P3), drinking beer on the occasion of any important events (P4) are determined. Each factor gives 3 points, if a factor is more likely present - 2 points, more likely absent - 1 point, and if a factor is absent - 0 points. Degree of the risk is evaluated, according to which low, medium or high degree of risk of beer addiction is predicted, if it's from 0.524 to 0.997 - medium degree, from 0.998 to 1.471 - high degree. ^ EFFECT: method allows carrying out preventive measures in case if teenagers with beer addiction are found, thus decreasing occurrence of beer abuse. ^ 3 ex