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| Older adults' health and changes in late-life drinking patterns | | Author(s) | R H Moos, P L Brennan, K K Schutte |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 9, no 1, January 2005 |
| Pages | pp 49-59 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Health [elderly] ; Alcoholism ; Alcoholic beverages ; Correlation ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The prospective associations between older people's health-related problems and their late-life alcohol consumption and drinking problems are the focus of this US study. A sample of 1,291 late-middle-aged community residents (aged 55-65 at baseline) participated in a survey of health and alcohol consumption, and was followed up 1 year, 4 years and 10 years later. Health-related problems increased and alcohol consumption and drinking problems declined over the 10 year interval. Medical conditions, physical symptoms, medication use and acute health events predicted a higher likelihood of abstinence and less frequent and fewer alcohol consumptions. However, overall health burden predicted more subsequent drinking problems, even after controlling for alcohol consumption and a history of heavy drinking and increased drinking in response to stressors. Among older people, increased health problems predict reduced alcohol consumption but more drinking problems. Older people with several health problems often consume more alcohol and are at elevated risk for drinking problems, and should be targeted for brief interventions to help them curtail their drinking. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050203220 A |
| Classmark | CC: ETA: YPP: 49: 3J: 7T |
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