美国空军服役的年轻成年人中酒精使用的减少:一项流行病监测研究
Chase A Aycock1,2, Indika Mallawaarachchi2, Robert C Klesges2
1Clinical Health Psychology, Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, JBSA-Lackland AFB, Texas.
概括
年轻的美国空军新兵在2016-2019年期间,酒精消耗和饮酒暴饮减少. 然而,危险饮酒仍然存在,特别是在21岁以下的人群中,这凸显了持续预防工作的必要性.
科学领域:
- 军事卫生研究军事卫生研究
- 药物使用流行病学.
- 公共卫生干预措施 公共卫生干预
背景情况:
- 最近的美国调查显示,年轻人中酒精消费和暴饮暴饮的数量正在下降.
- 了解军事人口的趋势对于有针对性的预防策略至关重要.
- 美国空军代表了研究年轻成年人饮酒模式的独特人口统计.
研究的目的:
- 评估美国空军年轻人员的酒精使用和狂饮趋势.
- 确定趋势是否反映了在一般年轻成年人群中观察到的趋势.
- 为空军内部的酒精预防工作提供信息和改进.
主要方法:
- 分析了匿名的酒精使用障碍识别测试 (AUDIT) 数据,来自入门级培训的103,240名空军人员 (2016-2019).
- 后勤回归和Cochran-Armitage测试被用来确定人口趋势.
- 根据年龄进行分层 (<21 vs. ≥21) 并对特定的酒精行为进行分析.
主要成果:
- 在2016年至2019年期间,在<21 (38.9%至32.6%) 和≥21 (80.6%至77.5%) 组中观察到酒精使用的显著下降.
- 在两个年龄组的饮酒者中,狂欢饮酒的患病率下降:<21 (46.6%至37.8%) 和≥21 (34.2%至27.5%).
- 审计得分和其他危险饮酒指标也下降,尽管在21岁以下的群体中,狂饮和危险饮酒仍然较高.
结论:
- 在年轻的空军新兵中,减少酒精消费和狂饮的积极趋势是显而易见的.
- 尽管下降了,但问题饮酒,特别是在未成年人员中,仍然是一个问题.
- 需要持续和加强预防工作,以应对与饮酒相关的风险.
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