Socioeconomic resources and quality of life in alcohol use disorder patients: the mediating effects of social support and depression

• Published in: Substance abuse treatment, prevention and policy prevention and policy, 2020-02, Vol.15 (1), p.13-8, Article 13
• Main Authors: Lee, Soo Bi, Chung, Sulki, Seo, Jeong Seok, Jung, Won Mi, Park, Il Ho
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Alcohol use; Alcohol use disorder; Alcoholism; Analysis; Anxiety; Depression; Drinking (Alcoholic beverages); Female; Health aspects; Hospitals; Humans; Interviews as Topic; Male; Medical research; Mental depression; Middle Aged; Qualitative Research; Quality of Life; Republic of Korea; Self Report; Social aspects; Social Support; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic resources; Studies; Surveys
• ISSN: 1747-597X; 1747-597X
• DOI: 10.1186/s13011-020-00258-6

Quality of life (QoL) has recently attracted increased attention as a major indicator of the recovery from alcohol use disorder (AUD). This study investigated the mediating effects of social support and depression for the relationship between socioeconomic resources and QoL among people with AUD in South Korea. Patients across South Korea who had been diagnosed with AUD in the previous year (n = 404) and were registered at hospitals and addiction management centers were surveyed. The participants ranged in age from 19 to 65 years. Structural equation modeling was performed, using stable residence, income, stable employment, social support, depression, and QoL as predictors. Bootstrapping analysis was performed to test for mediating effects. The socioeconomic resources income (β = .297, p