Clare, Philip J, Aiken, Alexandra, Yuen, Wing See et al. (10 more authors) (2021) Alcohol use among young Australian adults in May-June 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic:a prospective cohort study. Addiction. pp. 3398-3407. ISSN 1360-0443
Abstract
AIMS: To estimate change in young people's alcohol consumption during COVID-19 restrictions in Australia in early-mid 2020, and test whether those changes were consistent by gender and level of consumption prior to the pandemic. DESIGN: Prospective longitudinal cohort. SETTING: Secondary schools in New South Wales, Tasmania and Western Australia. PARTICIPANTS: Subsample of a cohort (n = 443) recruited in the first year of secondary school in 2010-11. Analysis data included three waves collected in September 2017-July 2018, September 2018-May 2019 and August 2019-January 2020), and in May-June 2020. MEASUREMENTS: The primary predictors were time, gender and level of consumption prior to the pandemic. Outcome variables, analysed by mixed-effects models, included frequency and typical quantity of alcohol consumption, binge drinking, peak consumption, alcohol-related harm and drinking contexts. FINDINGS: Overall consumption (frequency × quantity) during the restrictions declined by 17% [incidence rate ratio (IRR) = 0.83; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.73, 0.95] compared to February 2020, and there was a 35% decline in the rate of alcohol-related harms in the same period (IRR = 0.66; 95% CI = 0.54, 0.79). Changes in alcohol consumption were largely consistent by gender. CONCLUSIONS: From a survey of secondary school students in Australia, there is evidence for a reduction in overall consumption and related harms during the COVID-19 restrictions.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 Society for the Study of Addiction. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details |
Keywords: | Adolescent,Adult,Alcohol Drinking/epidemiology,Australia/epidemiology,COVID-19,Cohort Studies,Humans,Pandemics,Prospective Studies,SARS-CoV-2 |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Health Sciences (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 31 Mar 2022 16:40 |
Last Modified: | 08 Feb 2025 00:45 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15599 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/add.15599 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:185345 |
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