西弗吉尼亚州酒精使用查患者的患病率:一个横截面的观察性研究
Bayan Abuhalimeh1, Christopher Waters1, R Constance Wiener1
1West Virginia University.
Journal of Appalachian health
|September 18, 2025
概括
与年轻人相比,西弗吉尼亚州的老年人接受酒精查的可能性明显低. 这突显了老年人医疗保健的关键差距,需要改进查实践.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
- 药物滥用研究 药物滥用研究
背景情况:
- 酒精消费带来风险,特别是对于老年人来说,由于生理变化和药物相互作用.
- 建议对所有年龄段的人进行常规的酒精查,特别是在酒精使用率较高的农村地区.
- 西弗吉尼亚州 (WV) 是一个农村的阿巴拉契亚州,拥有大量的老年人口,这使得它成为酒精使用研究的关键领域.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较西弗吉尼亚州老年人 (≥65岁) 和年轻人 (18至<40岁) 之间进行酒精查的可能性.
- 为了确定WV成年人群中基于年龄的酒精查率的差异.
主要方法:
- 利用了2022年西弗吉尼亚州行为风险因素监测系统 (BRFSS) 的数据.
- 包括具有关于性别,年龄,酒精使用和查反应的完整数据的参与者.
- 雇佣了罗-斯科特奇平方和后勤回归分析,以评估常规医疗保健访问中年龄和酒精查之间的关联.
主要成果:
- 老年人 (≥65岁) 的酒精查率 (58.4%) 与年轻人 (18至40岁) (89.8%) (p<0.0001) 相比明显较低.
- 65岁及以上的个体不接受酒精使用查的可能性几乎是18至40岁以下的个体的五倍 (aOR=4.84,p<0.0001).
结论:
- 西弗吉尼亚州的老年人不成比例地不太可能接受酒精查.
- 在常规医疗保健机构中,急需加强对老年人的酒精使用查.
- 解决这种查缺口对于农村地区老龄化人口的健康和福祉至关重要.
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