High-Risk Alcohol Consumption and Late-Life Alcohol Use Problems

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ID11020901
AuthorsRudolf H Moos (The authors are with the Center for Health Care Evaluation, Department of Veterans Affairs, Menlo Park, Calif. Rudolf H. Moos and Bernice S. Moos are also with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif.), Penny L Brennan (0000-0002-2914-2753, The authors are with the Center for Health Care Evaluation, Department of Veterans Affairs, Menlo Park, Calif. Rudolf H. Moos and Bernice S. Moos are also with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif.), Kathleen K Schutte (The authors are with the Center for Health Care Evaluation, Department of Veterans Affairs, Menlo Park, Calif. Rudolf H. Moos and Bernice S. Moos are also with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif.), Bernice S Moos (The authors are with the Center for Health Care Evaluation, Department of Veterans Affairs, Menlo Park, Calif. Rudolf H. Moos and Bernice S. Moos are also with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif.)
Year2004
Volume94
Issue11
Pages1985-1991
Publication date2004-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.94.11.1985
PMID15514241
OpenAlexW2169773398
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited30

Objectives. We used several different guidelines for appropriate alcohol use to identify patterns of high-risk alcohol consumption among older women and men and examined associations between these patterns and late-life alcohol use problems. Methods. A sample of 1291 older adults participated in a survey of alcohol consumption and alcohol use problems and was studied again 10 years later. Results. Depending on the guideline, 23% to 50% of women and 29% to 45% of men engaged in potentially unsafe alcohol use patterns. The likelihood of risky alcohol use declined over the 10 years; however, the numbers of drinks consumed per week and per day were associated with alcohol use problems at both assessment intervals. Conclusion. Our findings imply that guidelines for alcohol consumption should be no more liberal for older men than for older women

Alcohol · Alcohol consumption · Consumption (sociology) · Environmental health · Sociology · Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects · Chemistry · Medicine · Smoking Behavior and Cessation · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

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