Alcohol use, socioeconomic deprivation and ethnicity in older people

Rao, Rahul; Schofield, Peter; Ashworth, Mark

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007525

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“…In older adults, risky drinking has been associated with falls, cognitive decline and exacerbation of a range of chronic health conditions [3,9], social isolation [6] and hospitalisation [1,4]. Risky drinking in older adults is under-recognised with reduced community awareness and controversies in defining appropriate levels of alcohol intake for older adults [10,11].…”

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Prevalence and sociodemographic factors of risky drinking in Australian older adults

Jiang

Griffiths

Callinan

et al. 2020

Drug and Alcohol Review

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Introduction and Aims This study describes the prevalence of risky drinking in older adults (aged 60+ years) in Australia and explores the socioeconomic and lifestyle factors associated with this. The negative consequences of drinking behaviours in older adults were also explored. Design and Methods Cross‐sectional design, with data obtained from the Australian 2016 National Drug Strategy Household Survey, yielding a sample size of 7976 participants. Multivariable logistic regression was used to assess the correlates of risky drinking. Results Approximately 17% of older Australians reported risky drinking and their most popular drinking location was in the home (93%). Respondents who were male [odds ratio 3.78, 95% confidence interval (3.22, 4.43)], of younger age group (60–69 years) [2.96, (2.25, 3.89)], in a higher socioeconomic status [1.76, (1.41, 2.21)], had no dependents [1.51, (1.10, 2.07)], were unemployed [1.64, (1.10, 2.44)] and were either current or ex‐smokers [2.32, (1.90, 2.83) or 3.55, (2.95, 4.29)], were more likely to report risky drinking. Approximately 54% of risky drinkers experienced a negative outcome as a result of their drinking in the last year. Discussion and Conclusions Risky drinking in older adults is a key public health issue, with a concerning rate of risky drinking and associated negative outcomes seen in the current study. Interventions aimed at older drinkers thus need to focus beyond socio‐economically disadvantaged groups, while self‐moderation on risky drinking, controlling accessibility to take‐away alcohol and increasing the awareness of harms of risky drinking may help to reduce risky drinking among older people.

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Prevalence and sociodemographic factors of risky drinking in Australian older adults

Jiang

Griffiths

Callinan

et al. 2020

Drug and Alcohol Review

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“…Policy makers and health and social care workers fail to recognise alcohol-related harm amongst the older age group as a consequence [22]. Social patterns in older people’s drinking illuminate at-risk groups; for example, hazardous older drinkers are more likely to be male [10, 23–25] and less socioeconomically deprived [24]. Patterns of drinking can also vary between different countries [10, 23].…”

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Drinking in later life: a systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies exploring older people’s perceptions and experiences

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older people perceive themselves as controlled and responsible drinkers. They may not recognise risks associated with alcohol, but appreciate its role in sustaining social and leisure activities important to health and well-being in later life. These are important considerations for intervention development. Drinking is routinised across the life course and may be difficult to change in retirement.

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“…In the community under study a prevalence of 26.7% of elderly people who drink alcohol was found. It is important to investigate alcohol abuse by the elderly to achieve social and health improvements, as this can become a serious public health problem due to demographic and epidemiological transitions 20 .…”

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Prevalence and factors associated with alcohol and tobacco use among non-institutionalized elderly persons

Barbosa

Pereira

Cruz

et al. 2018

Rev. bras. geriatr. gerontol.

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Objective: The present study aims to evaluate the prevalence of and factors associated with the use of tobacco and alcohol among elderly people living in the northern part of the city of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Method: A cross-sectional study conducted through a home survey was performed with a sample of 423 elderly citizens. Interviews were conducted through a questionnaire including the Fagerström and Audit-C tests. The data were subjected to descriptive statistical analysis and multinomial regression. Results: The prevalence of elderly smokers was 9.0%, 32.0% were former smokers, 26.7% of the sample consumed alcoholic beverages and 3.2% used alcohol and smoked. In the multinomial logistic regression model, the factors that were significantly associated with smoking were the male gender, an age of 60 to 70 years old; the presence of self-reported health problems; while the consumption of alcohol was associated with the male gender and frailty. Conclusion: There was a low prevalence of elderly people living in the community who consumed alcoholic beverages and/or were smokers. Such individuals, however, almost exclusively suffered from impaired health and potentially a poor quality of life. Regarding the profile of such elderly persons, there were similarities between the socio-demographic and health variables, suggesting the possibility of a more targeted approach to these individuals.

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Alcohol use, socioeconomic deprivation and ethnicity in older people

Cited by 37 publications

References 34 publications

Prevalence and sociodemographic factors of risky drinking in Australian older adults

Prevalence and sociodemographic factors of risky drinking in Australian older adults

Drinking in later life: a systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies exploring older people’s perceptions and experiences

Prevalence and factors associated with alcohol and tobacco use among non-institutionalized elderly persons

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