Policy Research Centre for Cancer Prevention (PRCP), Cancer Research UK, Angel Building, 407 St. John Street, London, UK.
CRUK/BUPA Chair in Behavioural Research for Cancer Prevention Institute for Social Marketing, 3Y1, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK.
J Public Health (Oxf). 2018 Sep 1;40(3):549-556. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdx126.
Alcohol consumption places a significant burden on the NHS and is an important risk factor for cancer, associated with 12 800 UK cases/year. New alcohol guidelines were published in 2016, taking into account the increasing evidence of the health harms of alcohol.
A survey of the UK drinker population (n = 972) was conducted 1 week before and 1 month after the release of the guidelines to capture drinking habits, guideline awareness and intended behaviour change.
Overall, 71% were aware of the new alcohol guidelines, however, just 8% knew what the recommended limits were. Higher socioeconomic groups were more likely to know these limits (ABC1 = 9% versus C2DE = 4%, P = 0.009). Participants who recognized the message that alcohol causes cancer were more likely to correctly identify the new guidelines (message recognition = 12% versus no recognition = 6%, P = 0.004); and were more likely to self-report an intention to reduce their alcohol consumption (message recognition = 10% versus no recognition = 6%, P = 0.01).
The majority of the population knew the guidelines had been updated, however, communication of the new limits needs to be improved. Raising awareness of the links between alcohol and cancer may improve understanding of alcohol guidelines and could prompt behaviour change for those motivated to reduce their alcohol consumption.
饮酒给国民保健署(NHS)带来了巨大负担,是癌症的一个重要风险因素,与英国每年 12800 例病例相关。新的酒精指南于 2016 年发布,考虑到越来越多的酒精对健康造成危害的证据。
在发布指南前一周和后一个月,对英国饮酒人群(n=972)进行了一项调查,以了解饮酒习惯、指南知晓率和预期行为变化。
总体而言,71%的人知晓新的酒精指南,但只有 8%的人知道推荐的限量是多少。社会经济地位较高的群体更有可能知道这些限制(ABC1=9%,而 C2DE=4%,P=0.009)。认识到酒精致癌这一信息的参与者更有可能正确识别新的指南(信息识别=12%,无识别=6%,P=0.004);并且更有可能自我报告减少饮酒量的意愿(信息识别=10%,无识别=6%,P=0.01)。
大多数人都知道指南已经更新,但需要改进新限量的传播。提高人们对酒精和癌症之间联系的认识,可能会提高对酒精指南的理解,并可能促使那些有动机减少饮酒量的人改变行为。