Alcohol consumption and employment: a cross-sectional study of office workers and unemployed people

Sio, Simone De; Tittarelli, Roberta; G, Di Martino; Buomprisco, Giuseppe; Perri, Roberto; Bruno, Guglielmo; Pantano, Flaminia; Mannocchi, Giulio; Marinelli, Enrico; Cedrone, Fabrizio

doi:10.7717/peerj.8774

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“…Local data pertaining to unemployment in this population are lacking. Previous studies [ 20 , 21 ] have shown that problem drinking is associated with losing a job and remaining unemployed. This finding suggests that they had lower socio-economic status.…”

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Why Are Some Male Alcohol Misuse Disorder Patients High Utilisers of Emergency Health Services? An Asian Qualitative Study

Goh

Ali

Yong

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Background: Certain alcohol misuse patients heavily utilise the Emergency Department (ED) and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and may present with intoxication or long-term sequelae of alcohol misuse. Our study explored reasons for repeated ED/EMS utilisation and sought to understand perpetuating and protective factors for drinking. Methods: Face-to-face semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted. Participants were recruited from an ED in Singapore. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim and underwent manual thematic analysis. Emergent themes were independently reviewed for agreement. Data from medical records, interview transcripts, and field notes were triangulated for analysis. Results: All participants were male (n = 20) with an average age of 55.6 years (SD = 8.86). Most were unemployed (75%), did not have tertiary education (75%), were divorced (55%), and had pre-existing psychiatric conditions (60%) and chronic cardiovascular conditions (75%). Reasons for utilisation included a perceived need due to symptoms, although sometimes it was bystanders who called the ambulance. ED/EMS was preferred due to the perceived higher quality and speed of care. Persistent drinking was attributed to social and environmental factors, and as a coping mechanism for stressors. Rehabilitation programs and meaningful activities reduced drinking tendencies. Conclusion: ED/EMS provide sought-after services for alcohol misuse patients, resulting in high utilisation. Social and medical intervention could improve drinking behaviours and decrease overall ED/EMS utilisation.

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Why Are Some Male Alcohol Misuse Disorder Patients High Utilisers of Emergency Health Services? An Asian Qualitative Study

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Yong

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“…Unemployment has a significant contribution to drinking behavior ( 48 ), and this contribution is outstanding in the case of long-term unemployment ( 49 ). Unemployed people are also more likely to suffer from alcohol than workers ( 50 ). Therefore, alcohol consumption plays an intermediary role in the relationship between unemployment and economic growth, which is also one of the sources of asymmetry between unemployment and economic growth.…”

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Can the asymmetry of Okun's law be interpreted from a social perspective? Evidence from the World Bank

Kaifeng

Jingbin

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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Okun's law is generally interpreted in economic terms. This paper is interpreted from a social perspective through regression and mediating effect models. Okun's law is demonstrated based on data from the World Development Indicators (WDI) dataset. There is indeed a relationship between unemployment and economic growth, with unemployment negatively affecting economic growth after controlling for the two-way causality problem. This result remains robust after replacing the core explanatory variables. This paper interprets the asymmetry of Okun's law from a social perspective, using alcohol consumption as a mediating variable to measure the harm caused by unemployment to the unemployed. Analysis of the data reveals that alcohol consumption mediates between unemployment and economic growth. Unemployment increases alcohol consumption, which causes incurable harm to the unemployed. It reduces the willingness and probability of the unemployed to re-employ and further reduces the potential for economic growth. This is why the economic expansion did not lead to employment growth, revealing the asymmetry of Okun's law. The gender-specific heterogeneity analysis found that the impact of unemployment on economic growth did not vary much by gender.

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“…The association of excessive alcohol consumption with medical problems is well known [1,2], and its societal impact is substantial [3,4]. The World Health Organization estimates that 3.3 million deaths worldwide each year can be attributed to alcohol consumption [1].…”

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Nationwide Alcohol‐related visits In Singapore's Emergency departments (NAISE): A retrospective population‐level study from 2007 to 2016

Liu

Mao

Fook‐Chong

et al. 2022

Drug and Alcohol Review

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Introduction Excessive alcohol consumption is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, and its societal impact is substantial. The Nationwide Alcohol‐related visits In Singapore Emergency departments study aims to characterise trends in ED visits involving acute and chronic alcohol consumption between 2007 and 2016. Methods Data from the Singapore Ministry of Health, comprising all ED visits in Singapore from 2007 to 2016, were used. The data were aggregated by year and analysed for changes in prevalence and rates of ED visits for acute and chronic alcohol consumption, broken down by age, gender and ethnicity. Results Over the study period, the number of ED visits involving alcohol consumption increased 98.3%, from 2236 in 2007 to 4433 in 2016. During the same period, the rate per 100 000 population increased 62.4% from 48.7 to 79.1, and total ED‐related costs rose by 140%, from 528 680 to 1 269 638 SGD. The increase in alcohol‐related visits rates and costs was higher than non‐alcohol‐related visits rates and costs, which increased by 12.1% and 115% respectively. While trends in acute and chronic alcohol‐related ED visits stayed stable amongst women, they rose substantially in men. Older men aged 50–69 show the highest rates and rate of increase for both acute and chronic alcohol‐related ED visits. Discussion and Conclusions Alcohol‐related visits contributed disproportionately to the increasing number of ED visits in Singapore between 2007 and 2016. Older men form the demographic with the highest rates and increase in rates of alcohol‐related ED visits and form a potential group for targeted intervention.

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Alcohol consumption and employment: a cross-sectional study of office workers and unemployed people

Cited by 11 publications

References 47 publications

Why Are Some Male Alcohol Misuse Disorder Patients High Utilisers of Emergency Health Services? An Asian Qualitative Study

Why Are Some Male Alcohol Misuse Disorder Patients High Utilisers of Emergency Health Services? An Asian Qualitative Study

Can the asymmetry of Okun's law be interpreted from a social perspective? Evidence from the World Bank

Nationwide Alcohol‐related visits In Singapore's Emergency departments (NAISE): A retrospective population‐level study from 2007 to 2016

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