Binge drinking in later life: Comparing young-old and old-old social drinkers.

Wiscott, Richard; Kopera-Frye, Karen; Begovic, Ana

doi:10.1037/0893-164x.16.3.252

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“…20 There is some evidence that binge drinking decreases among the oldest old. 15 In the present study, age was not associated with binge drinking in both studied populations.…”

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“…15 In this study, the prevalence of binge drinking was significantly lower among the elderly of Bambuí with inability to perform activities of daily living, but this association was not observed in RMBH. No association between this consumption and number of chronic diseases or use of health services was observed in either of the populations.…”

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“…11 Despite of the fact that aging is occurring very fast in the world, especially in middle and low income countries, 13 population-based studies on factors associated with binge drinking among the elderly are still rare and restricted to high income countries. 5,11,14,15 This study refers to the binge drinking of two elderly male populations of Minas Gerais, one residing in the large metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte and the other residing in a small city named Bambuí. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of excessive alcohol consumption and examine the associations existing between this consumption and sociodemographic characteristics, social support, health conditions and use of health services.…”

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A population-based study on binge drinking among elderly Brazilian men: evidence from the Belo Horizonte and Bambuí health surveys

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Filho

Firmo

et al. 2008

Rev. Bras. Psiquiatr.

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Objectives: To assess the prevalence and factors associated with binge drinking in two populations of older adults (≥ 60 years). Method:A random sample of 685 subjects in the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte (4.4 Bambuí (13,7%). Na análise multivarida, pior percepção da saúde foi a única característica que persistiu associada ao consumo episódico excessivo de álcool em ambas as populações (RP = 0,62; IC95% 0,85 e 0,57; 0,83, respectivamente (RP = 1,55; IC95% 1,26) e com incapacidade funcional (PR = 0,12; IC 95% 0,83); 2) em Bambuí, observou-se associação independente entre esse consumo e ser divorciado ou separado (RP = 2,49; IC 95% 1,99

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“…20 There is some evidence that binge drinking decreases among the oldest old. 15 In the present study, age was not associated with binge drinking in both studied populations.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 50%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 73%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A population-based study on binge drinking among elderly Brazilian men: evidence from the Belo Horizonte and Bambuí health surveys

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Firmo

et al. 2008

Rev. Bras. Psiquiatr.

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“…Nevertheless, serious health risks frequently accompany heavy and binge drinking both during college (e.g., Engs, Diebold, & Hanson, 1996;Wechsler, Kuo, Lee, & Dowdall, 2000) and beyond (e.g., Wiscott, Kopera-Frye, & Begovic, 2002). For example, heavy drinking during college is associated with risky sexual behaviors (e.g., Cooper, 2002) and accidental injury (e.g., Perkins, 2002), among other risks.…”

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Changes in Heavy Drinking Over the Third Decade of Life as a Function of Collegiate Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Prospective, Multilevel Analysis.

Bartholow¹,

Sher²,

Krull³

2003

Health Psychology

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Although affiliation with a fraternity or sorority is an important risk factor for heavy drinking, recent research indicates that this risk may be limited to the college years. Random coefficient growth modeling was used to track changes in patterns of heavy drinking over the course of 11 years as a function of gender and collegiate Greek involvement (N=318). Overall, greater cumulative exposure to the Greek system led to increased heavy drinking during the college years, particularly among men. Shortly after leaving college, heavy drinking levels dropped markedly and remained low through approximately age 30. Inclusion of peer alcohol use norms in the model reduced the influence of Greek involvement. Implications for models of heavy drinking and health risks are discussed.

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“…Finally, this study did not reflect the heterogeneity of the elderly population. Given continuous changes in social networks and alcohol use in later life (Wiscott, Kopera-Frye, & Begovic, 2002), future studies need to distinguish cohorts of older adults, such as young–old and old–old groups.…”

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Social networks and alcohol use among older adults: a comparison with middle-aged adults

Kim

Spilman

Liao

et al. 2016

Aging & Mental Health

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Objectives This study compared the association between social networks and alcohol consumption among middle-aged (MA) and older adults (OA) to better understand the nature of the relationship between those two factors among OA and MA. Method We examined Wave 2 of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. Current drinkers aged over 50 were subdivided into two age groups: MA (50–64, n = 5214) and OA (65 and older, n = 3070). Each age group was stratified into drinking levels (low-risk vs. at-risk) based on alcohol consumption. The size and diversity of social networks were measured. Logistic regression models were used to examine age differences in the association between the social networks (size and diversity) and the probability of at-risk drinking among two age groups. Results A significant association between the social networks diversity and lower odds of at-risk drinking was found among MA and OA. However, the relationship between the diversity of social networks and the likelihood of at-risk drinking was weaker for OA than for MA. The association between social networks size and at-risk drinking was not significant among MA and OA. Conclusion The current study suggests that the association between social networks diversity and alcohol use among OA differs from the association among MA, and few social networks were associated with alcohol use among OA. In the future, research should consider an in-depth exploration of the nature of social networks and alcohol consumption by using longitudinal designs and advanced methods of exploring drinking networks.

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Binge drinking in later life: Comparing young-old and old-old social drinkers.

Cited by 13 publications

References 10 publications

A population-based study on binge drinking among elderly Brazilian men: evidence from the Belo Horizonte and Bambuí health surveys

A population-based study on binge drinking among elderly Brazilian men: evidence from the Belo Horizonte and Bambuí health surveys

Changes in Heavy Drinking Over the Third Decade of Life as a Function of Collegiate Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Prospective, Multilevel Analysis.

Social networks and alcohol use among older adults: a comparison with middle-aged adults

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