Drinking Behaviors of Adult Mentally Retarded Persons -Variables associated with gender, age, and the pattern of employment-

성인 정신지체인의 음주행위에 관한 연구 - 성, 연령, 고용유형을 중심으로-

The purpose of this study is to investigate the drinking behaviors of adult mentally retarded persons(N=140) over the age of 18. It was also investigated whether gender, age, and pattern of employment create different result of drinking behaviors, whether there is correlation between variables associated with drinking behaviors for mentally retarded persons. 58.2 percent of respondent reported that they had consumed alcohol beverages sometimes prior to their having been interviewed. Average age of respondents who had consumed alcohol was 26.357 years and average age of first-use of alcohol was 22 years. 39.2 percent of respondent reported that they drink alcohol once a month. Beer(54.2 percent) was the most frequently consumed alcohol beverages. Average alcohol consumption per occasion was 1.494 cup, and 10.9 percent of respondent answered more than 5 cups per occasion. Regarding problems associated with drinking, 16 percent of respondent of AUDIT and 51.4 percent of Family CAGE answered that their children have drinking-related problems. Men(64.2 percent) drink more than women(43.6 percent) and experience more alcohol problem. Regarding drinking behaviors associated with the pattern of employment, supervised employment group(78.6 percent) was known as the most prevalent group of experiencing drinking. For the amount of drinking, gender(p<.05) and pattern of employment(p<.05) had shown the significant differences. There were significant positive correlation between the frequency of drinking and the amount of drinking, and AUDIT and Family CAGE.

본 연구는 활동이 가능한 만 18세 이상의 성인정신지체인을 대상으로 그들의 음주행위를 살펴보고, 성, 연령, 고용유형에 따른 음주행위의 차이, 음주행위 변인들간의 상관관계 등을 살펴보았다. 연구결과 성인정신지체인의 58.2%가 음주경험이 있다고 응답하였으며, 최초음주 평균연령은 22세, 음주평균연령은 26.357세, 그리고 1회 평균 음주량은 1.494잔으로 조사되었다. 음주빈도는 한 달에 한번 마신다가 39.2%로 가장 높게 나타났으며, 선호하는 술은 맥주가 54.2%로 가장 높았다. 성별에 따른 음주경험에서는 남성 64.2%, 여성 43.6%가 음주경험이 있다고 응답하였으며, 연령에 따른 음주행위의 유의미한 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 고용유형에서는 보호고용자의 음주행위가 78.6%로 가장 높게 나타났다. 유의미한 정적 상관관계를 보여준 음주변인들은 음주빈도와 음주량, 그리고 음주일수와 AUDIT, Family CAGE로 음주빈도가 잦을수록 음주량이 많아지며 자신이나 가족원에게 음주문제가 더 있다고 생각하였으며, 음주일수 역시 자신이나 가족원에게 음주문제가 더 있다고 생각하도록 하였다.