Rehm J, Štelemekas M, Badaras R
Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 33 Russell Street, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 33 Russell Street, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Alcohol Alcohol. 2019 Jan 1;54(1):112-118. doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agy068.
To point out the importance for public health to evaluate the past policy changes (2016-2018) in Lithuania. To present a research protocol to conduct this evaluation.
The staggered implementation of key alcohol policies in Lithuania over the past two years offers the possibility to evaluate 'best buys' for alcohol policies for this country. Lithuania is the only country where all 'best buys' were implemented over a short period of time, so this evaluation will be unique.
Quasi-experimental design based on interrupted time-series analysis of monthly routine statistics of morbidity and mortality indicators as well as key variables on the pathway between alcohol exposure and health outcomes.
For the public health community, results of the evaluation of these policy changes will be of critical importance.
指出评估立陶宛过去（2016 - 2018年）政策变化对公共卫生的重要性。提出进行此项评估的研究方案。
过去两年立陶宛关键酒精政策的交错实施为评估该国酒精政策的“最佳举措”提供了可能。立陶宛是唯一一个在短时间内实施了所有“最佳举措”的国家，因此这项评估将具有独特性。
基于发病率和死亡率指标的月度常规统计以及酒精暴露与健康结果之间路径上的关键变量的中断时间序列分析的准实验设计。
对于公共卫生界而言，这些政策变化的评估结果至关重要。
