Consumo de alcohol en el adulto mayor chileno que viaja.

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  • Chung Bin Yu C atachada al programa de geriatría del departamento de Medicina Interna de la pontificia Universidad Católica
  • Verónica Rojas A programa de geriatría del departamento de Medicina Interna de la pontificia Universidad Católica
  • Macarena Zalaquett R
  • Romina Torres S
  • Cristián Ramírez C
  • Fernando Román O
  • Marcela Carrasco programa de geriatría del departamento de Medicina Interna de la pontificia Universidad Católica
  • Homero Gac E programa de geriatría del departamento de Medicina Interna de la pontificia Universidad Católica
  • Sebastián Valderrama C programa de geriatría del departamento de Medicina Interna de la pontificia Universidad Católica
  • Pedro Paulo Marín L programa de geriatría del departamento de Medicina Interna de la pontificia Universidad Católica

Palabras clave:

Aged, Alcoholism, Alcohol drinking

Resumen

Background: Problems associated with alcohol consumption are prevalent in Chile, but little is known about the situation in the elderly. Aim: To perform a screening to detect alcohol-related problems and risks in the Chilean older people who travel. Material and methods: The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) questionnaire was answered by 1076 travelers aged 60 to 93 years (66% females), who participated in trips organized by the Chilean National Tourism Service (SERNATUR). Results: Seventy six percent of respondents acknowledged to have ingested an alcoholic drink during the last month. The average AUDIT score was of 2.2 ± 2.6. Only 3.7% of the sample had a score equal or higher than eight, considered as risky use. Within this last group, 60% had symptoms of alcohol dependence. A higher alcohol consumption was associated with male gender (p<0.01), being younger than 75 years of age (p<0.01), having a medium-low economic income (p<0.01) and having a higher education level (p=0.03). There was no significant association with the respondents´ occupation. Conclusions: In this sample of Chilean traveling older people, there was a high prevalence of alcohol consumption, and nearly 4% of respondents had alcohol related problems.

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2014-11-26

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Yu C, C. B., Rojas A, V., Zalaquett R, M., Torres S, R., Ramírez C, C., Román O, F., Carrasco, M., Gac E, H., Valderrama C, S., & Marín L, P. P. (2014). Consumo de alcohol en el adulto mayor chileno que viaja. Revista Médica De Chile, 142(12). Recuperado a partir de https://revistamedicadechile.cl/index.php/rmedica/article/view/3192

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