ALCOHOLIC LIVER DISEASE (ALD): A NEW DOMAIN FOR PREVENTION EFFORTS

Abstract

Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is a leading cause of death; yet relatively little has been written about it in the health behavior research literature. This paper will describe ALD, what factors predict ALD including findings from analyses of the 1998 state of California and Los Angeles County hospital discharge data, and possible means of preventing this disease. It is hoped that new interest among health behavior researchers and practitioners will be stimulated.

• Alcoholic Liver Disease
• Prevention

RESUMEN

Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) es una de las causas lideres de muerte; sin embargo poco se ha escrito sobre de este fenómeno en la literatura de investigaciones sobre comportamientos relacionados a la salud. Este escrito describirá ALD, los factores que predicen ALD incluyendo los resultados de los análisis del estudio de 1998 de las estatisticas del los hospitales del estado de California y del condado de Los Ángeles, al igual que formas de prevenir tal enfermedad. Se espera que nuevo interés sea estimulado entre investigadores y practicantes del área de investigaciones en comportamiento relacionado a la salud.

RÉSUMÉ

Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) est la raison principale de mort. Très peu a été écrit à ce sujet dans la littérature scientifique concernant le comportement de la santé. Cette étude explique ALD, les facteurs qui causent ALD, ainsi que les résultats d’analyses des années 1998 qui ont été trouves dans les statistiques des hôpitaux de la Californie et la Conte de Los Angeles, et possibles moyens de comment prévenir cette maladie. On estime que cette étude stimulera de l’intérêt nouveau parmi les rechercheurs de comportement de la santé et les médecins.

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Notes on contributors

Steve Sussman

Steve Sussman, Ph.D., FAAHB, received his doctorate in social-clinical psychology from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1984. He is a professor of preventive medicine and psychology at the University of Southern California. He studies the utility of empirical program development methods in drug abuse research, and has over 170 publications in this arena. His projects include Towards No Tobacco Use, Towards No Drug Abuse, and EX, most which are considered model programs at numerous agencies (e.g., CDC, NIDA, CSAP, Health Canada, U.S. Department of Education).

Clyde W. Dent

Clyde W. Dent, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Research in the Institute for Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Research of the Department of Preventive Medicine at the University of Southern California. His interests include evaluation of drug abuse prevention programs (e.g., Projects TNT, TND, and EX), especially as pertaining to Hispanic populations. He received his doctorate in psychology from the University of North Carolina in 1984.

Silvana Skara

Silvana Skara is currently a doctoral student in the Preventive Medicine (Health Behavior Research) Program at the University of Southern California School of Medicine where she has earned a master's degree in Public Health. Her research interests focus on the epidemiology, etiology and prevention of risk behaviors among adolescents and young adults. She is currently part of an interdisciplinary research team at the University of Southern California that develops and tests school- and community-based tobacco, alcohol and drug abuse prevention interventions.

Paride de Calice

Paride de Calice, M.B.A., is a doctoral student in the Preventive Medicine (Health Behavior Research) Program at the University of Southern California. He is currently involved in research on school- and community-based tobacco, alcohol, and drug abuse prevention and cessation interventions being conducted at the Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research. His research interests focus on program development, implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of effective evidence-based prevention programming.

Hide Tsukamoto

Hide Tsukamoto obtained his M.S. degree in comparative pathology from UC Davis and his Ph.D. in cell biology from Kobe University. He is currently a Professor of Pathology and Director of the Research Center for Alcoholic Liver and Pancreatic Diseases at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. He is a leading research expert in the primary and secondary risk factors for ALD.