Alcohol Consumption Among Older Adults in Primary Care

Kirchner, JoAnn E.; Zubritsky, Cynthia; Cody, Marisue; Coakley, Eugenie; Chen, Hongtu; Ware, James H.; Oslin, David W.; Sanchez, Herman; Durai, U. Nalla B.; Miles, Keith M.; Llorente, Maria D.; Costantino, Giuseppe; Levkoff, Sue E.

doi:10.1007/s11606-006-0017-z

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“…A number of cross sectional studies have suggested that light or moderate drinking might improve the quality of life amongst older people [21], although heavy drinking is associated with poorer quality of life [22,23]. However, cross sectional studies cannot infer causation and self-reported measures may not reflect an accurate measure of performance [24].…”

Section: Alcohol and Well-beingmentioning

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Alcohol and older people from a public health perspective

Anderson

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Galluzzo

2012

Annali Dell'Istituto Superiore Di Sanità

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Abstract. Objectives and methods. As part of the European project VINTAGE, a systematic review of scientific literature was undertaken to document the evidence base on the impact of alcohol on the health and well-being of older people, and on effective policies and preventive approaches to face the problem in this steadily increasing segment of the population. Results. 369 references were identified, from which 78 papers were selected. Conclusions. The review confirms the paucity of data on this topic and the need for more specific research. Although there is scarce evidence, the elderly seems to respond equally well to alcohol policy, screening instruments and brief interventions as do younger adults. According to a lifecycle approach, a future focus on the middle aged is also recommended.Key words: aged, alcohol drinking, public health, Europe, review.Riassunto (alcol e anziani in una prospettiva di salute pubblica). Obiettivi e Metodi. Nell'ambito del progetto europeo VINTAGE, è stata condotta una revisione sistematica della letteratura scientifica, al fine di fornire la base di evidenza sull'impatto del consumo di alcol sulla salute e il benessere degli anziani, e su misure e interventi di prevenzione efficaci nel fronteggiare il problema in questo segmento della popolazione in costante aumento. Risultati. Dai 369 riferimenti bibliografici identificati, sono stati selezionati 78 articoli. Conclusioni. La revisione conferma la carenza di dati sull'argomento e la necessità di ricerche mirate. Nonostante la scarsità di evidenze, sembra che gli anziani rispondano altrettanto bene degli adulti alle politiche sull'alcol, agli strumenti di screening e all'intervento breve. In un'ottica che investe l'intero arco della vita, si raccomanda di focalizzare gli interventi futuri anche sugli adulti.Parole chiave: anziani, assunzione di alcolici, salute pubblica, Europa, rassegna.

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Section: Alcohol and Well-beingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Alcohol and older people from a public health perspective

Anderson

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Galluzzo

2012

Annali Dell'Istituto Superiore Di Sanità

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“…Graham & Braun 1999 Having a drinking spouse (versus an abstinent spouse) was associated with higher levels of drinking. Kirchner 2007 Heavy drinking showed significant positive association with depressive/anxiety symptoms and less social support. Heavy drinking combined with binging was similarly positively associated with depressive/anxiety symptoms and perceived poor health.…”

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“…A positive correlation between alcohol use, reduced inflammation, lower prevalence of strokes and white matter pathology, and the quality of blood vessels is found by Christie et al (2008), Gao et al(2009), Mattace-Raso et al (2005 and Mukamal et al (2001Mukamal et al ( , 2004. Risk-full drinkers appear to be more often depressed (Blow et al, 2000, Graham & Schmidt, 1999Oslin et al, 2005), while moderate drinkers have fewer levels of depressive symptoms (Blow et al, 2000, Graham & Schmidt, 1999Kirchner et al, 2007;Lang et al, 2007, Merrick et al, 2008. A relationship between alcohol and depression was however not found in very old nursing home residents (Steunenberg et al, 2008) and older Baptists (Musick, 2000).…”

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confidence: 94%

Substance Use and Abuse Among Older Adults: A State of the Art

Aartsen¹

2011

Psychiatric Disorders - Trends and Developments

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“…Tako zdravstveno osebje pogosto ne spozna, da je škodljivo pitje alkohola, ki je močno povezano s funkcionalnimi motnjami starostnika ter se lahko vpleta v delovanje predpisanih zdravil, pomemben vzrok obolevnosti in umrljivosti (10). Ključnega pomena je zato odkrivanje tveganega in škodljivega pitja alkohola pri starostnikih, prepoznavanje dejavnikov tveganja in zdravljenje (11,12,13). Zdravnik družinske medicine se v ambulanti vsak dan sreča s približno pet do deset bolniki, ki pijejo tvegano ali škodljivo, vendar pa mnogi ostanejo neodkriti (14) zaradi ovir, kot so: strah pred bolnikovim odzivom ali stigmatizacijo, slabo poznavanje definicije tveganega pitja, dvom v učinkovitost svetovanja, dvom v odkritosrčnost bolnikov ter pomanjkanje časa (15).…”

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