Characteristics of Elderly Patients With Alcoholism

Gaitz, Charles M.; Baer, Paul E.

doi:10.1001/archpsyc.1971.01750100082013

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“…It is alarming that the estimates of alcohol and medication problems were much higher in the present study compared to previous studies (Gaitz & Baer, 1971; Simon et al, 1968;Zimberg et al, 1978). Florida respondents revealed that about a quarter of the older adults abused alcohol, and over 40 percent misused medications.…”

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Alcohol Abuse and Medication Misuse in Older Adults As Estimated by Service Providers

Schonfeld

Rohrer²,

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et al. 1994

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

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Staff providing services to older adults in Florida andNorth Carolina were asked to estimate the prevalence of alcohol abuse and medication misuse among their clients. Although there, were high prevalence rates in both states, Florida estimates were greater, especially by staff offering on-site rather than in-home services. Estimates of direct ,care and administrative staff did not differ. Few staff received in-service training on substance abuse issues, despite ranking the topics of "medication misuse" and "counseling older substance abusers" as highest priority. Results are discussed in terms of the different samples and methodology used. Implications for further training and research are discussed.

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“…among medical, psychiatric, and nursing home patients (Gaitz & Baer, 1971;Simon et al, 1968; Zimberg et al, 1978). However, less than 2% of admissions to alcohol treatment programs are elderly (Janik & Dunham, 1983; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.…”

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Alcohol Abuse and Medication Misuse in Older Adults As Estimated by Service Providers

Schonfeld

Rohrer²,

Msw³

et al. 1994

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

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“…Others have found even higher rates of alcohol abuse among elderly psychiatric patients. For example, Gaitz and Baer (14) reported that, of 100 persons of the 60+ age group admitted to a county psychiatric screening ward in Texas, 44 percent had some type of alcoholism. Reviews of additional studies of older psychiatric patients showed a rate of alcoholism ranging from 5 to 50 percent (15).…”

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Alcohol Use Among Older Persons: Findings from a Western New York State General Population Survey

Barnes

1979

J American Geriatrics Society

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This report on the drinking patterns of older persons is based upon a cross-sectional probability sample of 1,041 adults aged 18 years or older living in Erie and Niagara Counties in Western New York State. The rates of drinking, heavy drinking, and alcohol-related problems were considerably lower among persons aged 60 or older than among those aged 50--59 (approaching old age), or among those aged 18--49 (the younger comparison group). Although heavy drinking was almost nonexistent among the elderly women, sizable proportions of the older men (e.g., about a quarter of the men in the 60--69 age group) were heavy drinkers. Previous reports concluding that the stresses of aging, such as widowhood and retirement, are associated with increased problem drinking were not confirmed in this study. More definitive, longitudinal research is needed to develop a better understanding of the relationships between drinking patterns and the aging process.

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“…Personality factors accounted for 16 cases, while environmental circumstances were associated with 45 cases. In a sample of 100 patients admitted to a county psychiatric hospital, alcoholism was judged to play a major role in 44% of cases (Gaitz and Baer, 1971). Cultural factors may account for an unusually high rate reported in some studies.…”

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