Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
Centre for Social Research on Alcohol and Drugs, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
Drug Alcohol Rev. 2024 Sep;43(6):1493-1504. doi: 10.1111/dar.13898. Epub 2024 Jul 15.
Alcohol's harm to others (AHTO) refers to harms caused to those other than the drinker. The current paper estimates the prevalence of formal and informal supports sought due to AHTO and examines whether the type of support accessed varies by sociodemographic, economic and harm-related characteristics.
An Australian sample of 2574 people completed the 2021 AHTO survey, out of which 888 perceived they experienced harm from another's drinking. Prevalence of accessing services and supports was measured. Additionally, several sociodemographic factors, economic factors and harm-related factors were included in multivariable logistic regression models predicting service/support use. Specifically, four models were constructed probing use of any service/support, use of police, use of counselling services and use of family/friend support.
Of the survey sample, 12.4% accessed any support/service. Seeking support from family and/or friends was most common, followed by police, counselling, healthcare services and being admitted to hospital. Women had higher odds of accessing counselling and family/friend support. Respondents with a higher education level and two or more financial stressors had higher odds of accessing police and counselling. Respondents harmed by a stranger had higher odds of accessing police, whereas respondents harmed by someone they know had higher odds of seeking support from family/friends. Experiencing more severe harm was associated with greater odds of accessing any support.
Several sociodemographic and economic factors were associated with accessing different supports. These findings may inform service development, interventions and policy changes for people affected by others' drinking.
他人饮酒伤害（AHTO）是指饮酒者以外的人所受到的伤害。本文旨在评估因 AHTO 而寻求正式和非正式支持的普遍性，并探讨所获得的支持类型是否因社会人口学、经济和伤害相关特征而异。
2021 年，一项澳大利亚研究调查了 2574 名参与者，其中 888 名参与者认为自己受到了他人饮酒的伤害。本研究通过问卷调查评估了因 AHTO 而寻求服务和支持的普遍性。此外，本研究还纳入了一些社会人口学、经济和伤害相关因素，以构建多变量逻辑回归模型预测服务/支持的使用情况。具体而言，本研究构建了四个模型，分别探查了任何服务/支持的使用、警察的使用、咨询服务的使用和家庭/朋友支持的使用。
在研究样本中，12.4%的人获得了某种支持/服务。寻求家庭和/或朋友的支持最为常见，其次是警察、咨询、医疗保健服务和住院治疗。受教育程度较高和面临两个或更多经济压力源的女性更有可能寻求咨询和家庭/朋友的支持。受到陌生人伤害的受访者更有可能寻求警察的帮助，而受到熟人伤害的受访者更有可能寻求家庭/朋友的支持。经历更严重伤害的人更有可能获得任何支持。
一些社会人口学和经济因素与获得不同的支持有关。这些发现可能为受他人饮酒影响的人群提供服务发展、干预和政策变化方面的信息。
