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A study on pruritus of female alcoholics

여성알코올중독환자의 소양증에 관한 연구

  • 김동현 (원광대학교 일반대학원 보건학과) ;
  • 김희경 (원광대학교 일반대학원 보건학과)
  • Received : 2013.08.14
  • Accepted : 2013.09.06
  • Published : 2013.09.30
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Abstract

Alcohol affects human body very seriously by causing different types of disease. Therefore, a great deal of studies on alcohol addiction have been conducted. There is little, however, on skin problem in relation to alcohol abuse in domestic researches. This study, with this reason, has been conducted on alco holic women, especially who have sensitive skin, with pruritus. From May 1st until 20th, 2013, surveys using same questionnaires had been carried out for the two different groups. one with 114 female alcoholics from four different clinics for acoholics through the nation, the other with 106 residents without alcoholic problems in Cheong-ju and Seong-nam city. From the comparative study of those surveys, alcohol addicts showed higher scores on pruritus than those without alcoholic problems. In addition, Audit-K score had positive correlation with pruritus score, and drinking cycle and quantity, too, had been found related to pruritus. It is expected that the findings will be used as a fundamental data for treating alcohol addicts with skin disease and leading more active researches on this field for the future.

알코올은 인체에 영향을 미치지 않는 곳이 없을 정도로 여러 질환들을 야기 시킨다. 이로 인해 알코올중독과 관련된 여러 연구가 진행되고 있으나 알코올중독환자의 피부질환에 관련된 연구는 국내에서 찾아보기 어렵다. 이에 민감한 피부를 가진 여성알코올중독환자의 피부질환중 소양증에 관한 연구를 하였다. 2013년 05월 1일~2013년 5월 20일까지 전국의 알코올중독치료병원 4곳에서 여성알코올중독환자 114명의 설문지와 청주, 성남시 일반인 106명의 설문지를 토대로 비교연구를 하였고, 연구 결과 알코올중독환자가 일반인에 비해 소양증 점수가 더 높았고, AUDIT-K점수와 소양증점수는 양의 상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타났으며, 음주주기, 음주량도 소양증에 관련이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이 연구 자료가 알코올중독 환자의 피부치료의 기초자료로 활용되며 앞으로 알코올중독환자의 피부연구의 활성화를 기대한다.

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