1992
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1992.tb02703.x
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Prevalence and characteristics of at‐risk drinkers among elderly acute medical in‐patients

Abstract: Three-hundred-and-twenty-seven male and 323 female medical and geriatric admissions over the age of 65 were interviewed about their drinking habits. Thirty (9%) of the men were found to drink in excess of the Royal College of Psychiatrists' recommended safety limits. The majority of these were lifelong heavy drinkers. Another 33 (10%) had previously drunk heavily over the age of 65, but had cut down, the majority spontaneously. Alcohol usage among women was less, although there was strong circumstantial eviden… Show more

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“…Concerning the marital status, the drinkers at risk were significantly more likely to be single and less likely widowed. This has been noted in some studies [1,32].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 63%
“…Concerning the marital status, the drinkers at risk were significantly more likely to be single and less likely widowed. This has been noted in some studies [1,32].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 63%
“…In the United States, it is recommended that people aged over 65 years should not have more than one drink per day (Dufour and Fuller, 1995). There are some studies which have investigated the prevalence of risky alcohol drinking by aged people in retirement communities (Adams, 1995b), emergency departments (Adams et al, 1992), primary care settings (Ilife et al, 1991;Adams et al, 1996;Blow et al, 2000) and hospitals (Bristow and Clare, 1992). However, studies at the community level are fairly scarce.…”
Section: Inroductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Epidemiological studies indicate that substance misuse may be a signi®cant predisposing factor to some of the major illnesses in this age group. The prevalence of alcohol misuse among older hospitalised patients ranges from 4.5%±7.8% (Bristow and Clare, 1992;Mangion et al, 1992). An accurate ®gure for the prevalence of smoking in the hospitalised elderly is not available.…”
Section: Dear Editormentioning
confidence: 99%