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Alcohol use and abuse in the elderly: Findings from the liverpool longitudinal study of continuing health in the community

✍ Scribed by Dr. Paul A. Saunders; John R. M. Copeland; Michael E. Dewey; Ian A. Davidson; Christopher McWilliam; V. K. Sharma; Caroline Sullivan; L. N. P. Voruganti

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1989
Tongue: English
Weight: 467 KB
Volume: 4
Category: Article
ISSN: 0885-6230
DOI: 10.1002/gps.930040208

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✦ Synopsis

Problem drinking and patterns of alcohol consumption are examined as part of a follow-up study of 1070 elderly subjects randomly selected from Liverpool general practitioner lists. Using a community version of the Geriatric Mental State Examination, the prevalence of current drinking problems was found to be 9.4/ 1000 subjects aged 65 and over. At follow-up three years later, one-third were drinking moderately and a similar proportion whose health had seriously deteriorated were abstinent. Detailed examination of drinking patterns reveals a decline with age in the number of subjects drinking regularly. This decline is accompanied by a trend towards reduction in alcohol consumption with age which is less marked for women. Nearly one-fifth of both males and females who are drinking regularly are exceeding recommended sensible limits of alcohol consumption.

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