Shifts in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic: early indications from Australia
Shifts in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic: early indications from Australia
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10.1111/add.15275
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发表时间：
2020-10-18
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Kuntsche, Emmanuel
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作者：
Callinan, Sarah;Smit, Koen;Kuntsche, Emmanuel
背景和目标 COVID-19 大流行对酒精消费的影响目前尚不清楚。这项研究旨在提供关于压力和人口统计数据如何与从 COVID-19 爆发前到社交距离后 2 个月期间有害酒精消费变化相互作用的早期估计。设计横截面方便样本。设置澳大利亚。参与者共有 1684 名年龄在 18 至 65 岁之间且每月至少饮酒的澳大利亚人。酒精使用障碍识别测试 (AUDIT) 的测量项目以及抑郁、焦虑和压力量表 (DASS) 的压力子量表。结果 总体而言，在我们的样本中，采取社交距离措施期间有害饮酒有所减少 [2019 年得分 = 8.2，95% 置信区间 (CI) = 7.9-8.4；大流行期间 = 7.3，95% CI = 7.1-7.6]。年轻饮酒者，特别是年轻女性的消费量下降幅度最大，但中年女性的消费量略有增加。与压力水平较低的饮酒者相比，压力水平较高的饮酒者的有害消费变化也相对较高（β = 0.65，P = 0.003），尽管总体上略有下降。结论 澳大利亚为应对 COVID-19 疫情而关闭有执照的场所并采取社交距离措施，似乎减少了年轻饮酒者（尤其是年轻女性）的有害酒精消费。
Background and aim The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on alcohol consumption is currently unclear. This study aimed to provide early estimates of how stress and demographics will interact with shifts in harmful alcohol consumption from before the COVID-19 outbreak to 2 months into social distancing. Design Cross-sectional convenience sample. Setting Australia. Participants A total of 1684 Australians aged 18-65 years who drink at least monthly. Measurements Items from the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and the stress subscale of the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS). Findings Overall, harmful drinking decreased during social distancing measures in our sample [2019 score = 8.2, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 7.9-8.4; during the pandemic = 7.3, 95% CI = 7.1-7.6]. Younger drinkers, particularly young women, decreased their consumption the most, but there was a small increase in consumption in middle-aged women. Drinkers experiencing high levels of stress also reported a relatively higher shift in harmful consumption compared with those with low levels of stress (beta = 0.65,P = 0.003), despite reporting a small decrease overall. Conclusions The closure of licensed premises and social distancing measures in Australia in response to the COVID-19 outbreak appear to have reduced harmful alcohol consumption in younger drinkers, particularly young women.