Prevalence, consequences and factors associated with drug use among individuals over 50 years of age in the family perspective.

Autor:	Barros GM; School Paulista of Nursing, Federal University of São Paulo, Programa Recomeço, Sao Paulo, Brazil., Horta ALM; School Paulista of Nursing, Federal University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil., Diehl A; Faculty of Nursing at Ribeirão Preto, Psychiatric Nursing and Human Science Department, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development, University of São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, Brazil., Miranda RODR; Programa Recomeço São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil., Moura AAM; School Paulista of Nursing, Federal University of São Paulo, Programa Recomeço, Sao Paulo, Brazil., Seleghim MR; Faculty of Nursing at Ribeirão Preto, Psychiatric Nursing and Human Science Department, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development, University of São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, Brazil., Silva CJD; Department of Psychiatric, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Programa Recomeço, Paulista Association for Development of Medicine (SPDM), Hospital São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil., Santos MAD; Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters at Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (FFCLRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, Brazil., Wagstaff C; School of Nursing, Institute of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK., Pillon SC; School Paulista of Nursing, Federal University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Aging & mental health [Aging Ment Health] 2021 Nov; Vol. 25 (11), pp. 2140-2148. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Aug 20.
DOI:	10.1080/13607863.2020.1808879
Abstrakt:	Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence, consequences and factors associated with drug use among individuals over 50 years of age, from the perspective of their families, with particularly reference to cocaine use. Methods: Cross-sectional study based on secondary data with 624 family members of substance users who sought family support in 14 units of the Recomeço Família Program in São Paulo, Brazil. Results: The participants were predominately men, aged 50 to 59 years (68%); cocaine users (inhaled and/ or smoked); living alone; with a low level of education and were unemployed. They were likely to use family money to pay for their substance use, with a history of theft and aggression against strangers, and were not in treatment. Unlike other participants [≥ 60 years (31.1%)]; who were better educated and retired. In this latter group, 32.8% are alcohol users, 14.8% cocaine users (inhaled and smoked), 32.6% has physically assaulted their family, 39.7% had assaulted someone else and 18.3% had stolen objects or money from home. Conclusions: The population has peculiar characteristics of vulnerability (cocaine use and violence) that remain under investigated; not only do routes into treatment for older adults (≥ 60) but appropriate treatment packages need to be developed too.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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