Does Parental Alcohol Use Influence Children’s Age at First Alcohol Intake? A Retrospective Study of Patients with Alcohol Dependence
| Autor: | Dominika Berent, Marcin Wojnar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Leadership and Management alcohol dependence Psychological intervention Alcohol abuse Health Informatics Alcohol Article 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound 0302 clinical medicine Health Information Management Female patient Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Psychiatry first alcohol intake business.industry Health Policy Alcohol dependence Retrospective cohort study medicine.disease chemistry Male patient parental alcohol abuse/dependence Alcohol intake business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Healthcare, Vol 9, Iss 841, p 841 (2021) Healthcare Volume 9 Issue 7 |
| ISSN: | 2227-9032 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/healthcare9070841 |
| Popis: | Parental alcohol misuse has detrimental effects on the entire family. In particular, the safety and general health of the children of parents with alcohol abuse/dependence are of concern to health authorities around the globe. The present study aimed to examine the impact of parental history of alcohol abuse/dependence on the age of first alcohol intake in adult patients with alcohol dependence. Questionnaire data were collected from 294 (57 females) patients with alcohol dependence (M ± SD, 42 ± 10.96 years). The majority of males (61.2%) and over half (50.9%) of females reported no history of parental alcohol abuse/dependence. Male patients with alcohol dependence were less likely to report living with both parents with alcohol abuse/dependence than female patients with alcohol abuse/dependence (p < 0.05). However, male patients who lived with both parents with alcohol abuse/dependence were younger at first alcohol intake than their female counterparts (median age: 12.00 vs. 18.00, p = 0.002) and males raised by parents without alcohol abuse/dependence (median age: 12.00 vs. 16.00, p = 0.036). Our findings suggest that age at first alcohol intake may serve as a marker of household dysfunction, including poor parental management. Our study supports the global need for systemic interventions to help alcohol abusing/dependent parents to carry out their parental responsibilities. |
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