Oliver Wesley, McGuffey Grant, Westrick Salisa C, Jungnickel Paul W, Correia Christopher J
Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.
Department of Psychology, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2014 Mar 12;78(2):30. doi: 10.5688/ajpe78230.
To identify reasons for drinking, determine the patterns of alcohol abuse, and explore relationships between drinking motives and alcohol abuse patterns in pharmacy students.
A cross-sectional anonymous, voluntary, self-administered paper survey instrument was administered to first-year (P1) through third-year (P3) pharmacy students as part of a professional seminar.
Survey instruments were completed by 349 pharmacy students (95.9% cooperation rate). Using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test criteria, 23.2% of students reported hazardous or harmful use and 67.2% of students reported consuming alcohol at hazardous levels during the past year. Students who were male (37.0%), single (25.3%), and attended the main campus (26.2%) were more likely than their counterparts to report hazardous or harmful alcohol use. Pharmacy students reported social motives as the most common reason for drinking; however, coping and enhancement motives were more predictive of harmful or hazardous alcohol use.
Approximately 1 in 4 pharmacy students (23%) reported hazardous or harmful alcohol use. Education about the dangers of alcohol abuse and intervention programs from colleges and schools of pharmacy are recommended to help address this issue.
确定药学专业学生饮酒的原因,明确酒精滥用模式,并探究饮酒动机与酒精滥用模式之间的关系。
作为专业研讨会的一部分,对一年级(P1)至三年级(P3)的药学专业学生进行了一项横断面匿名、自愿、自行填写的纸质调查问卷。
349名药学专业学生完成了调查问卷(合作率为95.9%)。根据酒精使用障碍识别测试标准,23.2%的学生报告有危险或有害饮酒行为,67.2%的学生报告在过去一年中饮酒量达到危险水平。男性(37.0%)、单身(25.3%)以及就读于主校区(26.2%)的学生比其他学生更有可能报告有危险或有害饮酒行为。药学专业学生报告社交动机是饮酒的最常见原因;然而,应对和增强动机更能预测有害或危险饮酒行为。
约四分之一的药学专业学生(23%)报告有危险或有害饮酒行为。建议药学院校开展关于酒精滥用危害的教育以及干预项目,以帮助解决这一问题。