Age and Living Situation as Key Factors in Understanding Changes in Alcohol Use during COVID-19 Confinement

(1) The aim of the present study was to evaluate and characterize changes in alcohol use during the COVID-19 confinement in a sample of Spanish adults, analyzing their age and living situation as defining life cycle variables. (2) Method: Data from 3779 individuals were collected through a set of on...

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Autores principales:	Víctor J. Villanueva-Blasco, Verónica Villanueva Silvestre, Andrea Vázquez-Martínez, Antonio Rial Boubeta, Manuel Isorna
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	alcohol risky consumption COVID-19 confinement measures age living situation Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:cf2653dab93049adadcd56cce0574a992021-11-11T16:35:53ZAge and Living Situation as Key Factors in Understanding Changes in Alcohol Use during COVID-19 Confinement10.3390/ijerph1821114711660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/cf2653dab93049adadcd56cce0574a992021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11471https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601(1) The aim of the present study was to evaluate and characterize changes in alcohol use during the COVID-19 confinement in a sample of Spanish adults, analyzing their age and living situation as defining life cycle variables. (2) Method: Data from 3779 individuals were collected through a set of online surveys. AUDIT-C was used to measure the frequency of consumption, the average daily consumption, intensive consumption, risky consumption, and Standard Drink Units. (3) Results: Although alcohol consumption during confinement showed a significant general decline, age revealed important differences, with the decline being more pronounced in adults from 18 to 29 years old. The living situation also showed significant differences. The largest decreases in alcohol consumption were found in those who lived with their parents or other relatives, whereas those who lived alone or with a partner even increased their level of consumption. In addition, the data show a significant interaction between these two variables and gender. (4) Conclusions: Age and cohabitation processes are key factors in understanding the life situation of each individual during confinement and, consequently, in explaining consumption patterns. The results obtained provide interesting recommendations for designing prevention policies in both normal and crisis circumstances, emphasizing the need to understand alcohol use from a psychosocial perspective.Víctor J. Villanueva-BlascoVerónica Villanueva SilvestreAndrea Vázquez-MartínezAntonio Rial BoubetaManuel IsornaMDPI AGarticlealcoholrisky consumptionCOVID-19confinement measuresageliving situationMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11471, p 11471 (2021)
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spellingShingle	alcohol risky consumption COVID-19 confinement measures age living situation Medicine R Víctor J. Villanueva-Blasco Verónica Villanueva Silvestre Andrea Vázquez-Martínez Antonio Rial Boubeta Manuel Isorna Age and Living Situation as Key Factors in Understanding Changes in Alcohol Use during COVID-19 Confinement
description	(1) The aim of the present study was to evaluate and characterize changes in alcohol use during the COVID-19 confinement in a sample of Spanish adults, analyzing their age and living situation as defining life cycle variables. (2) Method: Data from 3779 individuals were collected through a set of online surveys. AUDIT-C was used to measure the frequency of consumption, the average daily consumption, intensive consumption, risky consumption, and Standard Drink Units. (3) Results: Although alcohol consumption during confinement showed a significant general decline, age revealed important differences, with the decline being more pronounced in adults from 18 to 29 years old. The living situation also showed significant differences. The largest decreases in alcohol consumption were found in those who lived with their parents or other relatives, whereas those who lived alone or with a partner even increased their level of consumption. In addition, the data show a significant interaction between these two variables and gender. (4) Conclusions: Age and cohabitation processes are key factors in understanding the life situation of each individual during confinement and, consequently, in explaining consumption patterns. The results obtained provide interesting recommendations for designing prevention policies in both normal and crisis circumstances, emphasizing the need to understand alcohol use from a psychosocial perspective.
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author	Víctor J. Villanueva-Blasco Verónica Villanueva Silvestre Andrea Vázquez-Martínez Antonio Rial Boubeta Manuel Isorna
author_facet	Víctor J. Villanueva-Blasco Verónica Villanueva Silvestre Andrea Vázquez-Martínez Antonio Rial Boubeta Manuel Isorna
author_sort	Víctor J. Villanueva-Blasco
title	Age and Living Situation as Key Factors in Understanding Changes in Alcohol Use during COVID-19 Confinement
title_short	Age and Living Situation as Key Factors in Understanding Changes in Alcohol Use during COVID-19 Confinement
title_full	Age and Living Situation as Key Factors in Understanding Changes in Alcohol Use during COVID-19 Confinement
title_fullStr	Age and Living Situation as Key Factors in Understanding Changes in Alcohol Use during COVID-19 Confinement
title_full_unstemmed	Age and Living Situation as Key Factors in Understanding Changes in Alcohol Use during COVID-19 Confinement
title_sort	age and living situation as key factors in understanding changes in alcohol use during covid-19 confinement
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/cf2653dab93049adadcd56cce0574a99
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Age and Living Situation as Key Factors in Understanding Changes in Alcohol Use during COVID-19 Confinement

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