Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Portuguese population: Consumption of alcohol, stimulant drinks, illegal substances, and pharmaceuticals

Autor: Isabel Silva, Milaydis Sosa-Napolskij, Graça Lobo, Sara Fernandes
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
Male
Viral Diseases
Domestic Violence
Epidemiology
medicine.medical_treatment
Social Sciences
Self Administration
Criminology
Computer-assisted web interviewing
Geographical locations
Medical Conditions
Sociology
Pandemic
Medicine and Health Sciences
Psychology
Medicine
Public and Occupational Health
Aged
80 and over
Alcohol Consumption
Multidisciplinary
Traumatic Injury Risk Factors
Drugs
Antidepressants
Middle Aged
Europe
Infectious Diseases
Anxiety
Female
Crime
medicine.symptom
Research Article
Adult
Alcohol Drinking
Substance-Related Disorders
Science
Psychological Stress
Context (language use)
Quality of life (healthcare)
Recreational Drug Use
Environmental health
Mental Health and Psychiatry
Humans
European Union
Pandemics
Violent Crime
Nutrition
Aged
Pharmacology
Consumption (economics)
Portugal
Illicit Drugs
business.industry
Biology and Life Sciences
COVID-19
Covid 19
Diet
Stimulant
Socioeconomic Factors
Age Groups
Medical Risk Factors
Domestic violence
Population Groupings
Central Nervous System Stimulants
People and places
business
Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 11, p e0260322 (2021)
PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 11 (2021)
PLoS ONE
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: Background The measures implemented by governments worldwide to control and prevent the spread of the COVID-19 have impacted the populations and directly influenced individuals’ quality of life and consumption habits. Objective This work investigates the Portuguese population’s changes in alcohol, stimulants drinks, illegal substances, and pharmaceutical consumptions habits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods An online questionnaire comprising seven groups of questions–with one group referring to alcohol, stimulant drinks, illegal substances, and pharmaceuticals consumption habits–was made available to the general adult population of mainland Portugal from the 26th January through the 31st of March 2021. After applying the inclusion criteria, 1666 questionnaires were selected and analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results Our results show that 48.9% of the participants have alcohol drinking habits and increased their alcohol consumption by 16% after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. Furthermore, 8.7% of the respondents felt the need to increase their consumption of stimulant drinks, especially coffee, the most consumed stimulant drink (77.9%). We also observed that of the 3.1% of respondents who are usual consumers of illegal substances, 26.9% increased their consumption of these substances during the COVID-19 pandemic. Concerning pharmaceuticals, 23.2% of the respondents expressed their need to take a therapeutic drug after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The profile of common consumers of alcohol, stimulant drinks, illegal substances, and pharmaceuticals in the COVID-19 pandemic context is contrasting and varies according to gender, age, and employment status. Conclusions The COVID-19 pandemic led to an increase in the consumption of alcohol, stimulant drinks, illegal substances, and pharmaceuticals prescribed to treat anxiety, depression, and sleep changes in the Portuguese population. These new consumption patterns have probably aggravated domestic violence, mental diseases, and impairment of family quality of life in the Portuguese population.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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