ArticleAddictive behaviors2021
Factors associated with alcohol and tobacco consumption as a coping strategy to deal with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and lockdown in Spain.
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- Psychological impact of COVID-19 on the Ecuadorian population: a comparative analysis 1 year after quarantine measures.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Association between sociodemographics and change in alcohol or tobacco use behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic.PloS one · 2024Article
- Abstinence duration and psychopathology among addiction outpatients during 18 months of COVID-19.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on alcohol and tobacco consumption: Evidence from Peru.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2023Article
- Alcohol Use, Anxiety and Depression among FrenchInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Unintended Consequences of COVID-19 Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs) for Population Health and Health Inequalities.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Trends in the incidence of hospital-treated suicide attempts during the COVID-19 pandemic in Oviedo, Spain.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2023Article
- Alcohol misuse, health-related behaviors, and burnout among clinical therapists in China during the early Covid-19 pandemic: A Nationwide survey.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- The intersection of internalizing symptoms and alcohol use during the COVID-19 pandemic: A prospective cohort study.Preventive medicine · 2023Article
- Poor mental health is associated with loneliness and boredom during Covid-19-related restriction periods in patients with pre-existing depression.Journal of affective disorders · 2022Article
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- Health situation in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic. Developments over time for selected indicators of GEDA 2019/2020 - An update.Journal of health monitoring · 2022Article
- [Drinking behavior at the beginning and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: results of a literature review].Notfall & rettungsmedizin · 2022Review
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Abstract
aimTo provide a population-based characterization of sociodemographic and clinical risk and protective factors associated with consumption of alcohol, tobacco, or both as a coping strategy in a sample of the Spanish general population during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.
methodsCross-sectional study based on an online snowball recruiting questionnaire. The survey consisted of an ad hoc questionnaire comprising clinical and sociodemographic information and the Spanish versions of the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21) and the Impact of Event Scale (IES).
resultsThe final sample included 21,207 individuals [mean age (SD) = 39.7 (14.0); females: 14,768 (69.6%)]. Up to 2867 (13.5%) of participants reported using alcohol, 2545 (12%) tobacco and 1384 (6.5%) both substances as a strategy to cope with the pandemic. Sex-related factors were associated with alcohol consumption as a coping strategy [female, OR = 0.600, p < 0.001]. However, education level, work status, and income played different roles depending on the substance used to cope. Having a current mental disorder was associated only with tobacco consumption as a coping strategy [OR = 1.391, p < 0.001]. Finally, sex differences were also identified.
conclusionsSociodemographic, clinical, and psychological factors were associated with consumption of alcohol, tobacco, or both as a coping method for the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown. Our findings may help develop specific intervention programs reflecting sex differences, which could minimize negative long-term outcomes of substance use after this pandemic.
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