The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Severity of Alcohol Use Disorder

Significance of Dual Disorders

Bibliographic Data

ID15501674
AuthorsJanka Gajdics (University of Szeged), Otília Bagi (University of Szeged), F F Farkas (University of Szeged), Fanni Farkas (University of Szeged), Bálint Andó (0000-0002-0214-445X, University of Szeged), Ildikó Katalin Pribék (0000-0002-5690-1903, University of Szeged), Ildikó Pribék (University of Szeged), Bence András Lázár (0000-0003-0865-8950, University of Szeged, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume20
Issue20
Pages6939-6939
Publication date2023-10-19
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph20206939
PMID37887677
OpenAlexW4387780663
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited52

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been assumed to impact patients diagnosed with alcohol use disorder (AUD). The severity of the influence that the COVID-19 pandemic had on the symptoms of AUD has not yet been revealed in detail. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients diagnosed with AUD. This retrospective study was conducted between 11 March 2017 and 31 May 2022 in Hungary. Medical charts (N = 1082) of inpatients with the diagnosis of AUD were reviewed. Based on the dates of admissions, two groups were created: the 'before COVID-19' group (11 March 2017-10 March 2020) and the 'during COVID-19' group (11 March 2020-31 May 2022). Chi-square tests, independent-sample t-tests, and multinomial logistic regressions were performed. The occurrence of delirium tremens (DT) and psychiatric co-morbidities was significantly higher during the pandemic. Our results showed that the occurrence of DT and psychiatric co-morbidities significantly increased during the pandemic. Our results revealed that the pandemic enhanced the severe consequences of AUD, and the development of AUD might have increased in frequency among individuals previously diagnosed with mental illness during the pandemic. These findings indicate the significance of dual disorders in the post-pandemic period

Alcohol · Alcohol dependence · Alcohol use disorder · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Logistic regression · Multinomial logistic regression · Pandemic · Psychiatry · Retrospective cohort study · Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 · Medicine · Internal Medicine