What did you drink yesterday? Public health relevance of a recent recall method used in the 2004 Australian National Drug Strategy Household Survey

Stockwell, Tim; Zhao, Jinhui; Chikritzhs, Tanya; Greenfield, Thomas K.

doi:10.1111/j.1360-0443.2008.02219.x

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“…Misperception may be an artefact of the underestimation of personal consumption, through lack of knowledge or self presentational bias (e.g. Stockwell et al, 2008). Perkins (2012 asserts that students 'do not, on average, under-report their own consumption'.…”

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Revisiting the rationale for social normative interventions in student drinking in a UK population

John

Alwyn

2014

Addictive Behaviors

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ObjectivesSocial normative re-education interventions are based on the premise that harmful student drinking is caused by misperceptions of campus drinking norms. They have become dominant despite little evidence for effectiveness, especially with heavy drinkers. The objective of this study was to explore the relative importance of social norms and other key cognitive constructs in predicting single occasion alcohol consumption in undergraduates Methods: Design: A cross sectional survey design was utilised. Setting: Three UK universities. Participants: 367 1 st year undergraduate students. Measures: Frequency and quantity of alcohol consumed; Hazardous drinking; Descriptive and injunctive normative perceptions of alcohol consumption were measured at 3 proximal-distal levels Results Participants in this study were drinking at much higher levels than previously reported (means of 20 units for males, 16 units for females on a single drinking occasion); 85% exceeded the UK government"s definition of binge drinking of 8 units or more on a single occasion. Norm perceptions, which form the basis of social normative interventions, were not significant predictors of individual consumption. Cognitive appraisal of oneself as a drinker and volitional behavioural control on drinking occasions are the most important constructs in predicting heavy drinking in this sample of UK undergraduate students. The model that emerges explains 40% of the variance in single occasion consumption. Conclusions Students are consuming levels of alcohol that will result in accumulative harm if unchecked. This study provides an explanation as to why social normative interventions are not effective. An alternative focus for reducing alcohol consumption in UK undergraduates is suggested.3

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Revisiting the rationale for social normative interventions in student drinking in a UK population

John

Alwyn

2014

Addictive Behaviors

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“…In Australia, all alcoholic beverages are required to state on the label the number of standard drinks they contain. Nevertheless, a study showed that the alcohol content of drinks is larger than the defined standard drink (Stockwell et al, 2008). The study showed that the amount of ethanol in a typical Australian standard drink is 12.8 g compared with 10 g in an official Australian standard drink.…”

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Influence of the recall period on a beverage-specific weekly drinking measure for alcohol intake

2011

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Background/Objectives: Our knowledge of the association between alcohol intake and alcohol-related health outcomes depends, to a large extent, on the validity and reliability of self-reported alcohol intake. Weekly drinking measures are frequently used in epidemiological surveys, but it has been shown that respondents have problems in correctly reporting intake for a full week. The aim of this study is to investigate whether a beverage-specific question implies better recall and, thereby, eliminates or diminishes the previously reported association between the recall period and the self-reported weekly alcohol intake. Subjects/Methods: The data is derived from the Danish Health Interview Survey 2005, which is based on a region-stratified random sample of 21 832 Danish citizens aged Z16 years (response rate: 67%). The data were collected via face-to-face interviews. Results: A beverage-specific question on alcohol intake on each day during the last week did not alter the strong association between the recall period and self-reported alcohol intake. However, the overall self-reported alcohol intake increased substantially when using the beverage-specific question instead of asking for the overall alcohol intake on each day. Moreover, the analyses indicated that interviews on Sundays should be avoided if the purpose is to assess alcohol intake for the previous day (Saturdays). Conclusions: It seems problematic to recall alcohol intake even when the recall period is as short as 1 week. Weekly drinking measures should primarily be used when the main aim of the study is to assess the average volume of alcohol intake in a specific population.

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“…Despite the attempts of public health measures to curb excessive drinking, consumption levels remain high, often due to heavy episodic or 'binge' drinking (Gilligan et al 2012, Scottish Government 2012, Glock et al 2015. While there are well-documented concerns about the accuracy of selfreport estimates (Stockwell et al 2008, Burns et al 2010 there is also general agreement that consumption levels are high and indeed Scotland has among the highest rates of consumption and of alcohol-related deaths in Europe (Cook 2012). The gender gap which had seen high consumption as more a problem for men has narrowed in younger drinkers (Guise & Gill 2007, Scottish Government 2015a.…”

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Peri‐conceptual and mid‐pregnancy drinking: a cross‐sectional assessment in two Scottish health board areas using a 7‐day Retrospective Diary

Symon

Rankin

Sinclair

et al. 2016

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Aims The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of a 7‐day Retrospective Diary to assess peri‐conceptual and mid‐pregnancy alcohol consumption. Background Alcohol consumption among women has increased significantly and is of international concern. Heavy episodic (‘binge’) drinking is commonplace and is associated with unintended pregnancy. Pre‐pregnancy drinking is strongly associated with continued drinking in pregnancy. Routine antenatal assessment of alcohol history and current drinking is variable; potentially harmful peri‐conceptual drinking may be missed if a woman reports low or no drinking during pregnancy. Design Cross‐sectional study (n = 510) in two Scottish health board areas. Methods Face‐to‐face Retrospective Diary administration from February to June 2015 assessing alcohol consumption in peri‐conceptual and mid‐pregnancy periods. Women were recruited at the mid‐pregnancy ultrasound clinic. Results Of 510 women, 470 (92·0%) drank alcohol before their pregnancy; 187 (39·9%) drank every week. Retrospective assessment of peri‐conceptual consumption identified heavy episodic drinking (more than six units on one occasion) in 52·2% (n = 266); 19·6% (n = 100) reported drinking more than 14 units per week, mostly at the weekend; ‘mixing’ of drinks was associated with significantly higher consumption. While consumption tailed off following pregnancy recognition, 5·5% (n = 28) still exceeded the recommended daily two‐unit limit in pregnancy. Multivariable logistic regression identified that women who ‘binged’ peri‐conceptually were 3·2 times more likely to do this. Conclusion Statistically significant peri‐conceptual consumption levels suggest a substantial proportion of alcohol‐exposed pregnancies before pregnancy recognition. Not taking a detailed alcohol history, including patterns of consumption, will result in under‐detection of alcohol‐exposed pregnancies. The Retrospective Diary offers practitioners a detailed way of enquiring about alcohol history for this population.

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What did you drink yesterday? Public health relevance of a recent recall method used in the 2004 Australian National Drug Strategy Household Survey

Cited by 83 publications

References 16 publications

Revisiting the rationale for social normative interventions in student drinking in a UK population

Revisiting the rationale for social normative interventions in student drinking in a UK population

Influence of the recall period on a beverage-specific weekly drinking measure for alcohol intake

Peri‐conceptual and mid‐pregnancy drinking: a cross‐sectional assessment in two Scottish health board areas using a 7‐day Retrospective Diary

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