ArticleJournal of substance abuse treatment2018
Use of web-based screening and brief intervention for unhealthy alcohol use by older adults.
Article in Journal of substance abuse treatment, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Digital Health Screening in People With HIV in Uganda to Increase Alcohol Use Reporting: Qualitative Study on the Development and Testing of the Self-administered Digital Screener for Health.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Binge Drinking Among Older Adults in the United States, 2015 to 2017.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2019Article
- Characteristics, Structure, and Effects of an On-Line Tool for Improvement in Adolescents'Frontiers in psychology · 2019Article
- Impact of COVID-19 on the Mental Health and Distress of Community-Dwelling Older Adults.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)Article
- An exploratory study of mobile messaging preferences by age: Middle-aged and older adults compared to younger adults.Journal of rehabilitation and assistive technologies engineeringArticle
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Abstract
backgroundWhile the number of older adults who engage in unhealthy drinking is increasing, few studies have examined the role of online alcohol screening and intervention tools for this population. The objective of this study was to describe characteristics of drinking behaviors among older adults who visited an alcohol screening and intervention website, and compare them to younger adults.
methodsWe analyzed the responses of visitors to Alcoholscreening.org in 2013 (n=94,221). The prevalence of unhealthy alcohol use, behavioral change characteristics, and barriers to changing drinking were reported by age group (ages 21-49, 50-65, 66-80). Logistic regression models were used to identify characteristics associated with receiving a plan to either help cut back or quit drinking.
resultsOf the entire study sample, 83% of respondents reported unhealthy drinking (exceeding daily or weekly recommended limits) with 84% among 21-49year olds, 79% among 50-65year olds, and 85% among adults over 65. Older adults reported fewer negative aspects of drinking, lower importance to change, highest confidence and fewer barriers to change, compared to younger adults. In the adjusted model, females (AOR=1.45, p<0.001) and older adults (AOR=1.55, p<0.002) were more likely to receive a plan to change drinking behaviors. DISCUSSION: An online screening and intervention tool identified many older adults with unhealthy alcohol use behaviors and most were receptive to change. Web-based screening and interventions for alcohol use have the potential to be widely used among older adults.
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