Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia.
Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Addiction. 2021 Jun;116(6):1381-1388. doi: 10.1111/add.15275. Epub 2020 Oct 18.
The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on alcohol consumption is currently unclear. This study aimed to provide early estimates of how stress and demographics will interact with shifts in harmful alcohol consumption from before the COVID-19 outbreak to 2 months into social distancing.
Cross-sectional convenience sample.
Australia.
A total of 1684 Australians aged 18-65 years who drink at least monthly.
Items from the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and the stress subscale of the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS).
Overall, harmful drinking decreased during social distancing measures in our sample [2019 score = 8.2, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 7.9-8.4; during the pandemic = 7.3, 95% CI = 7.1-7.6]. Younger drinkers, particularly young women, decreased their consumption the most, but there was a small increase in consumption in middle-aged women. Drinkers experiencing high levels of stress also reported a relatively higher shift in harmful consumption compared with those with low levels of stress (β = 0.65, P = 0.003), despite reporting a small decrease overall.
The closure of licensed premises and social distancing measures in Australia in response to the COVID-19 outbreak appear to have reduced harmful alcohol consumption in younger drinkers, particularly young women.
目前尚不清楚 COVID-19 大流行对酒精消费的影响。本研究旨在尽早估计压力和人口统计学因素将如何与从 COVID-19 爆发前到社交隔离 2 个月期间有害饮酒量的变化相互作用。
横断面便利抽样。
澳大利亚。
共有 1684 名年龄在 18-65 岁之间、每月至少饮酒一次的澳大利亚人。
酒精使用障碍识别测试（AUDIT）和抑郁焦虑和压力量表（DASS）的压力分量表中的项目。
总体而言，在我们的样本中，社交隔离措施期间有害饮酒量下降[2019 年得分=8.2，95%置信区间（CI）=7.9-8.4；在大流行期间=7.3，95%CI=7.1-7.6]。年轻饮酒者，特别是年轻女性，减少了最多的消费，但中年女性的消费略有增加。压力水平较高的饮酒者与压力水平较低的饮酒者相比，报告有害消费的变化相对较高（β=0.65，P=0.003），尽管总体报告略有下降。
澳大利亚为应对 COVID-19 爆发而关闭持牌场所和实施社交隔离措施，似乎减少了年轻饮酒者，特别是年轻女性的有害饮酒量。
