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Alcohol Use Patterns During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Veterans in the United States.
Wong, Robert J; Yang, Zeyuan; Ostacher, Michael; Zhang, Wei; Satre, Derek; Monto, Alexander; Khalili, Mandana; Singal, Ashwani K; Cheung, Ramsey.
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  • Wong RJ; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA; Gastroenterology and Hepatology Section, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA. Electronic address: Rwong123@stanford.edu.
  • Yang Z; Gastroenterology and Hepatology Section, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA.
  • Ostacher M; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA; Department of Psychiatry, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA.
  • Zhang W; Gastroenterology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
  • Satre D; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, CA.
  • Monto A; Gastroenterology and Hepatology Section, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Health Care System, San Francisco, CA; Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francsico, CA.
  • Khalili M; Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francsico, CA; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA.
  • Singal AK; Jewish Hospital and Trager Transplant Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY; Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Sioux Falls, SD.
  • Cheung R; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA; Gastroenterology and Hepatology Section, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA.
Am J Med ; 137(3): 236-239.e2, 2024 Mar.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38052382
BACKGROUND: Veterans may be especially susceptible to increased alcohol consumption following the COVID-19 pandemic. We aim to evaluate trends in alcohol use among US Veterans prior to, during, and following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: All US Veterans utilizing Veterans Affairs health care facilities in the United States from March 1, 2018 to February 28, 2023 with ≥1 AUDIT-C score were categorized into 1) No alcohol use (AUDIT-C = 0), 2) Low-risk alcohol use (AUDIT-C 1-2 for women, 1-3 for men), and 3) High-risk alcohol use (AUDIT-C ≥ 3 for women, ≥ 4 for men). Trends in the proportion of Veterans reporting high-risk alcohol use, stratified by sex, age, race/ethnicity, and urbanicity were evaluated. RESULTS: Among a cohort of 2.15 to 2.60 million Veterans, 15.5% reported high-risk alcohol use during March 2018-February 2019, which decreased to 14.6% during the first year of the pandemic, increased to 15.2% in the second year, and then decreased to 14.9% from March 2022-February 2023. Among non-Hispanic whites, African Americans, Asians, and Hispanics, the proportion of women reporting high-risk alcohol use surpassed that of men during the onset of the pandemic and beyond. The greatest proportion of high-risk alcohol use was observed among young Veterans ages 18-39 years (17%-27%), which was consistent across all race/ethnic groups. CONCLUSIONS: High-risk alcohol use among US Veterans has increased since the COVID-19 pandemic onset, and in the third year following pandemic onset, 15% of Veterans overall and over 20% of young Veterans ages 18-39 years reported high-risk alcohol use.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Veteranos / Alcoholismo / COVID-19 Límite: Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Am J Med Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Veteranos / Alcoholismo / COVID-19 Límite: Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Am J Med Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos