Hutchison Morica, Aldalur Aileen, Maisto Stephen A, Chiang Andrew, Abar Beau, Stecker Tracy, Conner Kenneth R
Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, 300 Crittenden Boulevard, Rochester, NY 14642 USA.
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 655C, Rochester, NY 14642 USA.
Alcohol Treat Q. 2022;40(3):299-310. doi: 10.1080/07347324.2022.2060156. Epub 2022 Apr 4.
Evidence demonstrating increased alcohol use during COVID-19 comes from low- to moderate-alcohol use samples and has yet to use adults with severe but untreated AUD. Using a community sample of adults with severe AUD, this exploratory, cross-sectional study examined associations of COVID-19 alcohol use. Participants were recruited for a phase-II RCT. Only baseline measures, completed prior to randomization, were analyzed in the present study. Key variables were alcohol consumption, COVID-19-related worries and experiences, and qualitative responses of 1) alcohol use and 2) positive changes during COVID-19. 176 pariticpants recruited since COVID-19 were on average 41.4 years old, 49.1% female, and 79% White. Participants drank alcohol nearly 23 of the past 30 days, consumed 7 standard drinks per drinking day, and nearly 90% reported increased alcohol use. More heavy episodic drinking was reported in the first six-months of COVID-19 and more COVID-related concerns in the most recent six-months. Participants reported drinking increased due to "more time on their hands", but the pandemic also "strengthened relationships". Results affirm an increase in alcohol use during COVID-19 in adults with severe, untreated AUD. Findings underscore the need to understand how alcohol use and pandemic-related circumstances may influence one another for adults with severe AUD.
证明在新冠疫情期间酒精使用增加的证据来自低至中度酒精使用样本，且尚未涉及患有严重但未治疗的酒精使用障碍（AUD）的成年人。本探索性横断面研究以患有严重AUD的成年人为社区样本，考察了新冠疫情期间酒精使用的相关性。参与者被招募进入一项II期随机对照试验。本研究仅分析了随机分组前完成的基线测量数据。关键变量包括酒精消费、与新冠疫情相关的担忧和经历，以及关于1）酒精使用和2）新冠疫情期间积极变化的定性回答。自新冠疫情以来招募的176名参与者平均年龄为41.4岁，女性占49.1%，白人占79%。参与者在过去30天中有近23天饮酒，饮酒日平均饮用7标准杯酒，近90%的人报告酒精使用增加。在新冠疫情的前六个月报告的重度暴饮情况更多，而在最近六个月与新冠疫情相关的担忧更多。参与者报告饮酒增加是因为“有更多空闲时间”，但疫情也“增进了人际关系”。结果证实，患有严重且未治疗的AUD的成年人在新冠疫情期间酒精使用增加。研究结果强调了有必要了解酒精使用和与疫情相关的情况如何相互影响患有严重AUD的成年人。
