Alcohol abuse among older adults

Schonfeld, Lawrence; Dupree, Larry W.

doi:10.1017/s0959259800003841

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“…A major limitation is that measuring levels of consumption, which relies on self-reporting, is likely to underestimate actual units consumed (Schonfeld and Dupree, 1994). Alcohol consumption assessment is considered a very sensitive issue because it has a highly symbolic value, under the influences of cultural and social norms.…”

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Alcohol consumption in elderly people across European countries: Results from the food in later life project

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The aim of this paper is to identify social and cultural aspects of alcohol consumption in a sample of older people living in their own homes, in eight different European countries. We explore several aspects of alcohol consumption, establishing comparisons between genders, age groups and living circumstances. The phenomenon of alcohol consumption within these countries and cultures is compared in order to gain a better understanding of similarities and differences. high level of production and a high level, but decreasing level of consumption:

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Alcohol consumption in elderly people across European countries: Results from the food in later life project

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“…Of the 35 million adults over the age of 65 years in the United States, approximately 60% (i.e., more than 20 million people) drink alcohol at least occasionally (Schonfeld & Dupree, 1994). It is important that, of those elders who do drink, the overwhelming majority reported consuming alcohol at least once within the prior 14 days (Ruchlin, 1997).…”

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Binge drinking in later life: Comparing young-old and old-old social drinkers.

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Kopera-Frye²,

Begovic³

2002

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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Although widespread binge drinking has been documented in younger groups, few studies have examined this behavior among older individuals. We assessed differences in bingeing between young-old (n = 189) and old-old (n = 137) social drinkers. Of those who reported drinking, no significant age o rgender differences were uncovered in alcohol consumption (M = 6.6, SD = 9.4) or degree of alcohol-related problems (M = 12.2, SD = 3.1). Logistic regression analysis showed that old-old adults were 15.7 times less likely to binge drink than the young-old; older women overall were 19.7 times less likely to binge relative to older men. Also, correlations were more diverse among old-old adults. The need for better understanding of bingeing among elders is discussed.

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