RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN QUALITY OF LIFE AND COGNITIVE STATUS IN PATIENTS WITH ALCOHOLISM

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According to the current WHO estimate, the share of alcohol in deaths in the Slovak Republic is 8.3 %, which represents 4,500 deaths per year in our country. The aim of the study was to examine the quality of life and cognitive status in patients with alcoholism. The study was attended by 100 respondents. The standardized questionnaires SF-36 (Medical Outcomes Study 36–Item Short Form) and MMSE (Mini – Mental-State-Examination) were used to process the defined research objectives. The level of quality of life of male alcoholics was lower (86.8) than that of female alcoholics (106.82), however, in the area of cognitive function, the differences between men (18.66) and women (19.86) were minimal. In alcoholics younger than 40 years, the quality of life was higher (101.02) and in those older than 40 years (90.08) it reached a lower level. Differences were also found in the level of cognitive function, which in alcoholics younger than < 40 years was at a higher level (22.49) than in alcoholics older than 40 years (15.76).

Keywords:

alcoholism patient quality of life cognitive functions

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Publication:

«World of Medicine and Biology» Vol. 22 No. 96 (2026) , с. 127-131
УДК 613.816:616.89-008.46

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26724/2079-8334-2026-2-96-127-131