Alcohol screening instruments in elderly male: a population-based survey in metropolitan São Paulo, Brazil

Oliveira, Janaina Barbosa de; Santos, Jair Lício Ferreira; Kerr-Corrêa, Florence; Simão, Maria Odete; Lima, Maria Cristina Pereira

doi:10.1590/s1516-44462011005000019

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“…In the elderly population, data from the first national survey on the patterns of alcohol consumption (6) showed that 7% of the elderly frequently consumed alcohol, 8% very frequently, 10% occasionally, 8% rarely, and 68% never drank or consumed alcohol, at the most, one time per year. A population study conducted in the metropolitan region of São Paulo with a sample of 169 elderly men identified a high rate of current abstinence (61.6%) and, of the total, 38% were former drinkers (7) .…”

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Use of alcohol in the elderly: transcultural validation of the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test – Geriatric Version (MAST-G)

Kano

Santos

Pillon

2014

Rev. esc. enferm. USP

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Objective: To evaluate the internal consistency of the version of the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test – Geriatric Version (MAST-G) instrument, translated and adapted for Brazil. Method: This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study. Data were collected through a demographic questionnaire, the ICD-10 and the MAST-G, following the steps of translation and cultural adaptation. One hundred eleven elderly in the city of São Carlos, SP, Brazil were interviewed. Results: The mean age of those interviewed was 70 years, with 45% men and 55% women, with the mean education of three years; 92% resided with family; 48% of the subjects consumed alcoholic beverages. The MAST-G presented a good level of reliability, with Cronbach’s α = 0.7873, and good levels of sensitivity and specificity with a cutoff score of five positive responses. Conclusion: The Brazilian version of the MAST-G presented internal consistency values similar to the original English version,showing it to be adequate for use in the national context.

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Use of alcohol in the elderly: transcultural validation of the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test – Geriatric Version (MAST-G)

Kano

Santos

Pillon

2014

Rev. esc. enferm. USP

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“…Among those who consumed alcohol, 150 met the criteria for social drinking, 46 for atrisk drinking, 17 for alcohol abuse, and 23 for alcohol dependence at the baseline assessment 22 . In a recent study 23 , it was verified that only 23.6% in a sample of 169 elderly men from the metropolitan region of São Paulo were lifetime abstainers and 38% could be considered alcohol addicts in the past. However, the results of such a study cannot be directly compared to the results of the present study because these authors evaluated alcohol consumption in the past, and the present study used a specific tool to measure the current alcohol intake (AUDIT).…”

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Evaluation of health parameters, use of drugs, and alcohol intake among an elderly population in São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil

Paula¹,

Mendonça²,

Santos³

et al. 2014

Braz. J. Oral Sci.

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Aim: To evaluate health parameters (blood pressure, heart rate and blood glucose), the use of medicines and alcohol consumption in elderly residents in the city of São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil. Methods: A sample of 500 elderly individuals (98 men and 402 women, with mean age of 69.5 years) was examined. Personal data and medicines used by the patients were recorded, general health aspects were assessed and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) was applied to survey alcohol consumption. Results: Two hundred and four patients (40.8%) presented high blood pressure and 93 patients (18.6%) had hyperglycemia. The most used pharmacological groups were antihypertensive drugs, antilipidemics, drugs to control hypothyroidism and hypoglycemic agents. Possible pharmacological interactions with alcohol were present in 60.9% of the used medicines. The AUDIT results showed that 91% of the sample presented a low-level intake of alcohol and only 1% presented characteristics of alcohol addiction. Associations were found among AUDIT scores with age (p=0.037), since a larger number of alcohol addicts were found among younger patients, and use of drugs (p=0.046), since patients who consumed more daily medicines made less use of alcohol (low-level). Conclusions: The studied sample presented a high prevalence of hypertension and relatively low incidence of diabetes. A low use of drugs was verified and women made more use of daily medications than men. Low alcohol consumption was also observed, and women consumed less alcohol than men.

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“…One way of evaluating these instruments is through reproducibility, which is the degree of stability displayed when a measurement is repeated under equal conditions (12) . The idea is to assess the agreement of application or interpretation of the instrument (13)(14) .…”

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Reprodutibilidade dos módulos bebidas alcoólicas e drogas ilícitas da Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde do Escolar 2015

Almeida

Andrade

Abreu

et al. 2020

Rev. esc. enferm. USP

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RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar a reprodutibilidade dos módulos de uso de bebidas alcoólicas e de drogas ilícitas da Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde do Escolar do ano de 2015. Método: Estudo epidemiológico transversal visando avaliar a reprodutibilidade de instrumentos de coleta, realizado na cidade de Divinópolis, Minas Gerais. A amostra foi composta por alunos cursando o 9° ano do Ensino Fundamental em escolas públicas e privadas em 2017. A reprodutibilidade dos módulos de uso de álcool e drogas ilícitas foi aplicada na amostra, e o reteste ocorreu dentro de 15 a 20 dias com os mesmos alunos. Na análise da concordância teste e reteste, foi utilizado o coeficiente Kappa na análise das variáveis categóricas nominais; Kappa com ponderação linear, na análise das variáveis categóricas ordinais; e Coeficiente de Correlação Intraclasse na análise das variáveis numéricas. Resultados: Participaram 303 alunos. A concordância das respostas foi de satisfatória a moderada e não houve nenhum indicador com concordância razoável ou pobre. As frequências também ficaram próximas entre o teste e o reteste. Conclusão: Os módulos analisados foram satisfatórios, considerados reaplicáveis, e são fontes confiáveis para subsidiar Políticas Públicas e programas voltados aos adolescentes.

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Alcohol screening instruments in elderly male: a population-based survey in metropolitan São Paulo, Brazil

Abstract: Research in the general population with screening instruments is scarce, especially among the elderly. However, it can provide specific information concerning this age group and be useful in the formulation of policies and prevention strategies.

Cited by 8 publications

References 36 publications

Use of alcohol in the elderly: transcultural validation of the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test – Geriatric Version (MAST-G)

Use of alcohol in the elderly: transcultural validation of the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test – Geriatric Version (MAST-G)

Evaluation of health parameters, use of drugs, and alcohol intake among an elderly population in São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil

Reprodutibilidade dos módulos bebidas alcoólicas e drogas ilícitas da Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde do Escolar 2015

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