Alcohol Use and Its Related Psychosocial Effects during the Prolonged COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan : A Cross-Sectional Survey

We conducted a large-scale survey in the Japanese population, about one year after the initial declaration of the state of emergency, to investigate alcohol use under the prolonged coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and its related psychosocial and demographic characteristics. The survey was conducted online between 15 and 20 June 2021. A total of 11,427 participants were included in the analysis (48.5% female, 48.82 ± 13.30 years, range = 20-90 years). Compared with females, males were more prevalent in the hazardous user and the potential alcoholism group and were less prevalent in the no alcohol-related problem group. However, the prevalence of potential alcoholism among the participants in our study was higher than that previously reported. This trend was particularly pronounced in women. The presence of potential alcoholism was related to a deteriorated psychological status, particularly depression and anxiety, and various difficulties in their daily lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the future, intervention methods and systems should be developed to provide optimal assistance to people with psychological problems who are vulnerable to alcohol-related problems during the COVID-19 pandemic, while conducting further long-term follow-up studies.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18

Enthalten in:

International journal of environmental research and public health - 18(2021), 24 vom: 17. Dez.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sugaya, Nagisa [VerfasserIn]
Yamamoto, Tetsuya [VerfasserIn]
Suzuki, Naho [VerfasserIn]
Uchiumi, Chigusa [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Alcohol use
Journal Article
Mental health
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test
The coronavirus disease 2019

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 30.12.2021

Date Revised 30.12.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijerph182413318

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM33484844X