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Alcohol consumption, Quality of Life and Brief Intervention among Nursing university students
Wanda Cristina Sawicki1, Dulce Aparecida Barbosa2, Dayana Souza Fram2
1Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Enfermagem, Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences. São Paulo, Brazil.
Objective:
To evaluate nursing university students' alcohol consumption patterns, Brief Intervention and Quality of Life (QoL).
Method:
This is a prospective and longitudinal study containing sociodemographic, economic information concerning alcoholic beverages, BI and QoL evaluation among 281 nursing university students. Since surveys have been applied, seminars have been given and consumption patterns have been discussed, an educational material was delivered after university students' revaluation and BI reinforcement. Descriptive and analytical statistics have been conducted.
Results:
90% of the students have already consumed alcohol and 20.6% that consumed for the first time and abused alcohol were minors. After the implementation of BI, the alcohol consumption has decreased among university students. Besides the vitality, generate state of health, and emotional aspects have decreased, mental health was substantially low among the students that used to drink.
Conclusion:
BI contributes to decrease alcoholic beverages consumption and promotes health.
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