Abstract

Objective

To estimate and compare the optimal cut-off score of Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and AUDIT-C in identifying at-risk alcohol consumption, heavy episodic alcohol use, ICD-10 alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence in adolescents attending ED in England.

Design

Opportunistic cross-sectional survey.

Setting

10 emergency departments across England.

Participants

Adolescents (n = 5377) aged between their 10th and 18th birthday who attended emergency departments between December 2012 and May 2013.

Measures

Scores on the AUDIT and AUDIT-C. At-risk alcohol...

Абстрактный

Объективный: Определить относительный риск (ОР) и социальное бремя травм, связанных с преднамеренным межличностным насилием, связанным с алкоголем (фракция, относимая к алкоголю или AAF), а также зависимость доза-реакция в Латинской Америке и Карибском бассейне (LAC), где как ОР, так и AAF для травм, связанных с насилием, считаются особенно высокими.

Методика: Вероятностная выборка из 1 024 пациентов отделения неотложной помощи из 10 стран Латинской Америки и Карибского бассейна, сообщивших о преднамеренной травме, связанной с межличностным насилием (IVRI), была проанализирована...

Abstract

[ABSTRACT]. Objective: To analyze trends in mortality due to diseases and conditions fully attributable to alcohol in Brazil. Methods: This was an ecological time-series study. Proportional, specific, and age-standardized mortality rates between 2000 and 2013 that were due to underlying or contributing causes fully attributable to alcohol use were analyzed by sex, ethnicity/skin color, age group, and region of residence in the country. Data on deaths were obtained from the Brazilian Mortality Information System (SIM). Prais-Winsten regression was used to analyze trends. Results...

Abstract

Background

Alcohol presents risks to the health of older adults at levels that may have been ‘safer’ earlier in life. Moderate drinking is associated with some health benefits, and can play a positive role in older people’s social lives. To support healthy ageing, we must understand older people’s views with regards to their drinking. This study aims to synthesise qualitative evidence exploring the perceptions and experiences of alcohol use by adults aged 50 years and over.

Methods

A pre-specified search strategy was applied to Medline, PsychINFO, Scopus, Applied Social Sciences...

Abstract

Acute alcohol intoxication (AAI) has a long history of burdening emergency care services. Healthcare systems around the world have explored a variety of different services that divert AAI away from EDs to better manage their condition. Little formal evaluation has been undertaken, particularly in the UK where alcohol misuse is one of the highest in the world. In this article, we outline a brief history of diversionary services, introduce the concept of Alcohol Intoxication Management Services (AIMS) and describe examples of AIMS in the UK. We then describe Evaluating the Diversion of...