A collaborative communication campaign addressing high risk drinking among young adults in central-west and southwestern Ontario

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerry Robinson ◽  
Steven Savvaidis ◽  
Pat Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Collaborative Communication ◽  
Communication Campaign ◽  
High Risk Drinking

Young Adults’ Physical Distancing Behaviors During the Initial Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Adherence to Guidelines and Associations With Alcohol Use Behavior

2021 ◽  
pp. 216769682110046
Author(s):  
Clare Einberger ◽  
Scott Graupensperger ◽  
Christine M. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Heavy Episodic Drinking ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Adult Behavior ◽  
Health Communities ◽  
High Risk Drinking ◽  
Use Behavior

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the scientific and public health communities have become increasingly focused on understanding young adults’ physical distancing behaviors and the role that young adults have on viral potentiation and community spread. In the present study, we surveyed a group of 560 young adults (ages 22-28) from the greater Seattle area in April 2020, during statewide “shelter-in-place” recommendations, to examine young adults’ self-reported adherence to physical distancing guidelines. Self-report measures were used to identify strong adherers and poor adherers, which we then compared in terms of engagement in specific physical distancing behaviors and alcohol use behaviors pertaining to physical distancing adherence. We found that most young adults are classified as strong adherers, and that poor adherers reported more frequent violations of physical distancing guidelines including having friends over to their residence or going over to other residences. Poor adherers were also significantly more likely to engage in high-risk alcohol use behavior, such as heavy episodic drinking, compared to those young adults who were classified as strong adherers. Our results provide initial evidence that young adults who engage in high-risk drinking may be at greater risk for non-adherence to government recommended physical distancing guidelines. This deeper understanding of young adult behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic can better inform public health outreach to increase physical distancing adherence currently, as well as in preparation for future contagious health crises that may require societal-level adherence to behavioral guidelines.

scholarly journals Functional-Belief-Based Alcohol Use Questionnaire (FBAQ) as a Pre-Screening Tool for High-Risk Drinking Behaviors among Young Adults: A Northern Thai Cross-Sectional Survey Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1536
Author(s):  
Nalinee Yingchankul ◽  
Wichuda Jiraporncharoen ◽  
Chanapat Pateekhum ◽  
Surin Jiraniramai ◽  
Kanittha Thaikla ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Screening Tool ◽  
Drinking Behavior ◽  
Standard Drink ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Discriminative Ability ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High Risk Drinking

Background: an alcohol-use disorders identification test (AUDIT) is a standard screening tool for high-risk drinking behavior. Standard drink calculation is difficult to comprehend and may lead to inaccurate estimates. This study intended to develop a practical pre-screening tool for the identification of high-risk drinkers among young adults. Methods: a cross-sectional survey was conducted in Northern Thailand from July 2016 to December 2016. Data was collected on relevant characteristics and health beliefs about drinking. The 12-month AUDIT was used as the reference standard. Logistic regression was used for the score derivation. The discriminative ability was measured with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AuROC). Result: a total of 1401 young adults were included. Of these, 791 people (56.5%) were current drinkers. Three functional-belief items were identified as independent predictors of high-risk drinking and were used to develop the functional-belief-based alcohol-use questionnaire (FBAQ). The FBAQ demonstrated an acceptable discriminative ability—AuROC 0.74 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.70, 0.77). Conclusion: The FBAQ contains only three simple belief questions and does not require unintelligible standard drink calculation. Implementing the FBAQ score and the AUDIT in a serial manner might be a more effective method in a mass-screening program for alcohol-use disorder in young adults.

Correcting normative misperceptions to reduce high risk drinking

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clayton Neighbors ◽  
Mary E. Larimer ◽  
Melissa A. Lewis ◽  
Rochelle L. Bergstrom
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
High Risk Drinking
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