Stability in the drinking habits of older problem-drinkers recruited from nontreatment settings
| Autor: | Frederic C. Blow, Sharon A. Mudd, Edith S. Lisansky Gomberg, Stephen T. Chermack, Maureen A. Walton |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Gerontology Michigan medicine.medical_specialty Alcohol Drinking Temperance Remission Spontaneous Medicine (miscellaneous) Alcohol abuse Health problems Risk groups Risk Factors Environmental health medicine Humans Prospective Studies Risk factor Prospective cohort study Aged Aged 80 and over Consumption (economics) Motivation business.industry Public health Age Factors Middle Aged medicine.disease Alcoholism Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Drinking habits Female Pshychiatric Mental Health business Alcohol-Related Disorders Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 18:169-177 |
| ISSN: | 0740-5472 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0740-5472(99)00032-x |
| Popis: | Few prospective studies have examined older problem-drinkers not currently in treatment to determine the stability in alcohol problems over time. Seventy-eight currently drinking, older adults meeting a diagnosis of alcohol abuse or dependence were recruited via advertising to complete a health interview; 48 were reinterviewed approximately 3 years later. Participants were categorized based on alcohol consumption (risk) and alcohol-related diagnostic symptoms (problem) at baseline and follow-up. At follow-up, few older adults (11.4%) were resolved using both risk and problem criteria. Alcohol risk/problem groups were not significantly stable between baseline and follow-up. Health problems was the most common reason for changing drinking habits. Average and maximum consumption at baseline and follow-up were significant markers of follow-up risk group and follow-up alcohol-related consequences, respectively, with maximum consumption being more robust. The course of alcohol problems among older adults fluctuates over time, and heavy drinking appears to be the best indicator of problem continuation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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