Quality of life and alcohol consumption: a review of the literature

Abstract

Pregledni znanstveni članek UDK 613.81 Izvleček Uvod: Koncept kakovosti življenja smo uporabili za oceno posledic uživanja alkohola. Namen sistematičnega pregleda literature s področja kakovosti življenja in uživanja alkohola je bil opredeliti teme, ki so bile na tem področju raziskovane, in metodologijo, ki so jo avtorji uporabili. Metode: Iz bibliografske baze Medline smo s pomočjo ključnih besed ‚quality of life' in ‚alcohol drinking, alcoholism, alcohol-related disorders' našli vse izvirne raziskovalne članke v angleškem jeziku, objavljene v zadnjih desetih letih, ki so vključevali prebivalstvo, starejše od 18 let. Ocenili smo ustreznost tako zbranih raziskav in v analizo vključili tiste, ki so obravnavale povezavo med uživanjem alkohola in kakovostjo življenja. Rezultati: V analizo pa je bilo vključenih 27 raziskav. Po temah lahko raziskave razdelimo v 2 skupini-prve so proučevale povezavo med kakovostjo življenja in uživanjem alkohola v splošnem prebivalstvu, druge pa pri odvisnih od alkohola. Metodološko gre večinoma za presečne in longitudinalne neintervencijske raziskave. Intervencijske raziskave so bile narejene na prebivalstvu odvisnih od alkohola. Nobena raziskava ni uporabila kvalitativne metodologije. Zaključki: Kakovost življenja je ustrezno merilo za ocenjevanje posledic uživanja alkohola. Manjkajo pa kvalitativne raziskave na tem področju.

Quality of life of adolescents and young people arrive at an addiction treatment centers upon their admission, and 1, 4 and 8 months after methadone maintenance therapy

“…In general, due to the negative effect of addiction on all aspects of quality of life, addicts’ quality of life is usually of a lower quality. [ 11 ] As per Karow's study, patients’ quality of life was also lower in all aspects in the beginning of treatment which is consistent with the results of the current study. [ 12 ] Černe et al .…”

“…maintained that the quality of life is a proper criterion for assessing the effect of alcohol consumption. [ 11 ] In addition, individuals who are of a lower quality of life have a greater tendency to dependence on, and abuse of, drugs. [ 13 ] It is also worth to note that the addicts’ low quality of life is an important factor causing their inability to overcome their addiction, as well as their relapse into addiction.…”

Quality of life and health status in middle-aged presumed healthy Slovenian family practice attendees

“…The results of our study (Table 3) matched a positive correlation between physical activity and higher HRQoL with previous studies (28) ( 34), but contrary to our hypothesis, alcohol consumption did not lower HRQoL scores. As Černe et al concluded in their review (35), the association between alcohol consumption and QoL in Slovenia has not yet been well studied; however, the results from other countries show a clear negative correlation between alcohol consumption and HRQoL (36). The explanation for our findings could lie in the inability of the EQ-5D to detect lower psychological well-being in alcohol-dependent subjects without signs of anxiety and/or depression, as Günther et al observed in their study (37).…”

Is the holistic physical factor linked to life satisfaction in older age?

“…Excessive alcohol consumption in old age can also lead to alcohol addiction. Excessive alcohol consumption is associated with a lower quality of life [18] and is more frequently present in men with lower levels of education [19].…”