Psychological Distress, Binge/Heavy Drinking, and Gender Differences among Older Adults
Psychological Distress, Binge/Heavy Drinking, and Gender Differences among Older Adults
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1521-0391.2011.00149.x
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发表时间：
2011-09-01
影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
DiNitto, Diana M.
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作者：
Choi, Namkee G.;DiNitto, Diana M.
之前的研究提供了关于饮酒和老年男性和女性心理健康问题之间关系的相互矛盾的信息。本文探讨了酗酒/酗酒与社区老年男性和女性心理困扰的关系。研究样本包括参加2008年全国药物使用与健康调查的50岁及以上的受试者(男性2,462人，女性2,863人)。对饮酒和大量饮酒的男性和女性进行比较，并在控制人口统计学因素和健康状况后，采用普通最小二乘回归分析来检验饮酒与心理困扰的关系。研究发现，酗酒/酗酒与老年女性的心理困扰有关，但与老年男性的心理困扰无关。尽管在不同的研究中，大量饮酒与男性和女性的心理困扰之间的关系并不一致，但老年男性和女性应该在临床环境中对这两种情况进行评估。(Am J Addit 2011；20：420-428)
Previous studies provide conflicting information on the relationship between drinking and mental health problems in older men and women. This paper addresses the relationship of binge/heavy drinking to psychological distress in community-dwelling older men and women. The study sample consisted of subjects aged 50 and older (n = 2,462 men and 2,863 women) who participated in the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Men and women who drank and drank heavily were compared, and ordinary least squares regression analysis was used to examine the association between drinking and psychological distress after demographic factors and health status were controlled for. Binge/heavy drinking was found to be related to psychological distress in older women, but not in older men. Though findings on the relationship between heavy drinking and psychological distress in men and women are not consistent across studies, older men and women should be assessed for both conditions in clinical settings. (Am J Addict 2011; 20: 420-428)