| Title: |
Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on alcohol consumption behaviours |
| Authors: |
Palmer, EOC; Trender, W; Tyacke, RJ; Hampshire, A; Lingford-Hughes, A |
| Source: |
7 ; 1 |
| Publisher Information: |
Royal College of Psychiatrists |
| Publication Year: |
2021 |
| Collection: |
Imperial College London: Spiral |
| Subject Terms: |
Science & Technology; Life Sciences & Biomedicine; Psychiatry; Alcohol disorders; cognitive neuroscience; psychosocial interventions; drugs of dependence disorders; epidemiology; USE DISORDERS; STRESS; WORK; RISK; 1103 Clinical Sciences; 1117 Public Health and Health Services |
| Description: |
Background We aimed to evaluate how coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions had altered individual's drinking behaviours, including consumption, hangover experiences, and motivations to drink, and changing levels of depression and anxiety. Method We conducted an online cross-sectional self-report survey. Whole group analysis compared pre- versus post-COVID restrictions. A correlation coefficient matrix evaluated the associations between all outcome scores. Self-report data was compared with Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scores from the 2014 Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey. Multiple linear modelling (MLM) was calculated to identify factors associated with increasing AUDIT scores and post-restriction AUDIT scores. Results In total, 346 individuals completed the survey, of which 336 reported drinking and were therefore analysed. After COVID-19 restrictions 23.2% of respondents reported an increased AUDIT score, and 60.1% a decreased score. AUDIT score change was positively correlated with change in depression (P < 0.01, r = 0.15), anxiety (P < 0.01, r = 0.15) and drinking to cope scores (P < 0.0001, r = 0.35). MLM revealed that higher AUDIT scores were associated with age, mental illness, lack of a garden, self-employed or furloughed individuals, a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis and smoking status. Conclusions COVID-19 restrictions decreased alcohol consumption for the majority of individuals in this study. However, a small proportion increased their consumption; this related to drinking to cope and increased depression and anxiety. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
BJPsych Open; http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/91844 |
| DOI: |
10.1192/bjo.2021.986 |
| Availability: |
http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/91844; https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2021.986 |
| Rights: |
© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. ; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.C12E13C7 |
| Database: |
BASE |