Changes in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 among first-year university students in Spain, considering the risk of problematic use – UniHcos project

The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prevalence rates and self-reported changes in patterns of alcohol use among first-year university students in Spain, considering the risk of problematic alcohol use. A serial cross-sectional study based on the uniH...

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Autores: Botella Juan, Lorena, Morales Suarez Varela, María Manuela Del Mar, Amezcua Prieto, Carmen, Mateos Campos, Ramona, Ayán Pérez, Carlos L., Molina De La Torre, Antonio José, Ortiz Moncada, Rocío, Delgado Parrilla, Ana, Blázquez Abellán, G., Delgado Rodríquez, Miguel, Alonso Molero, Jessica, Fernández Villa, Tania
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Cantabria (UC)
Repositorio:UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabria
Idioma:inglés
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10902/34499
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Alcohol drinking in college
University student drinking
Alcoholism
Binge drinking
COVID-19
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spelling Changes in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 among first-year university students in Spain, considering the risk of problematic use – UniHcos projectBotella Juan, LorenaMorales Suarez Varela, María Manuela Del MarAmezcua Prieto, CarmenMateos Campos, RamonaAyán Pérez, Carlos L.Molina De La Torre, Antonio JoséOrtiz Moncada, RocíoDelgado Parrilla, AnaBlázquez Abellán, G.Delgado Rodríquez, MiguelAlonso Molero, JessicaFernández Villa, TaniaAlcohol drinking in collegeUniversity student drinkingAlcoholismBinge drinkingCOVID-19The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prevalence rates and self-reported changes in patterns of alcohol use among first-year university students in Spain, considering the risk of problematic alcohol use. A serial cross-sectional study based on the uniHcos project was carried out. Data from 10518 first-year university students (73.3% female, mean age 19 (SD=1.6) collected between 2012 and 2022 were analysed. The evolution of the pooled prevalence rates during the time series was analysed and the risk of problematic alcohol consumption was assessed using the AUDIT. Also, self-reported changes in alcohol use patterns during the pandemic were assessed. Ac cording to the results, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the prevalence of alcohol use in the past 30-days was reduced (76.3% in 2019 vs. 63.7% in COVID-19) increasing again in the New Normal period. Thus, a similar pattern in the practice of binge drinking was observed. Regarding the AUDIT score, 21.7% (95%CI 20.9, 22.6) of the students had harmful alcohol consumption, with a higher proportion among males. In the multivariable logistic models, a higher AUDIT score was significantly associated (p-value <0.001) with being male and living with roommates. According to self-reported changes in consumption patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic, a higher proportion of participants with harmful use reported an in crease in alcohol consumption compared to those at low-risk (43% vs 19%). Finally, despite the overall reduction in drinking prevalence during COVID-19, changes were not equal for all students and depended on their previous level of problematic drinking, highlighting that this should be considered in the development of strategies against alcohol use in this population.This research was funded by National Drug Plan from the Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality of Spain: 2010|145, 2013|034, 2020|030; Instituto de Salud Carlos III: PI16/01947. Lorena Botella-Juan: predoctoral contract financed by Junta de Castilla y León—Consejería de Educación (Spain) using the European Social Fund (EDU/842/2022). Acknowledgements The authors acknowledge the help and collaboration of the students who participated in the study.ElsevierUniversidad de Cantabria20242024-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501NAhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_be7fb7dd8ff6fe43info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttps://hdl.handle.net/10902/34499Alcohol, 2024, 120, 133-141reponame:UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabriainstname:Universidad de Cantabria (UC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositorio.unican.es:10902/344992026-06-02T12:39:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Changes in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 among first-year university students in Spain, considering the risk of problematic use – UniHcos project
title Changes in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 among first-year university students in Spain, considering the risk of problematic use – UniHcos project
spellingShingle Changes in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 among first-year university students in Spain, considering the risk of problematic use – UniHcos project
Botella Juan, Lorena
Alcohol drinking in college
University student drinking
Alcoholism
Binge drinking
COVID-19
title_short Changes in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 among first-year university students in Spain, considering the risk of problematic use – UniHcos project
title_full Changes in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 among first-year university students in Spain, considering the risk of problematic use – UniHcos project
title_fullStr Changes in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 among first-year university students in Spain, considering the risk of problematic use – UniHcos project
title_full_unstemmed Changes in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 among first-year university students in Spain, considering the risk of problematic use – UniHcos project
title_sort Changes in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 among first-year university students in Spain, considering the risk of problematic use – UniHcos project
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Botella Juan, Lorena
Morales Suarez Varela, María Manuela Del Mar
Amezcua Prieto, Carmen
Mateos Campos, Ramona
Ayán Pérez, Carlos L.
Molina De La Torre, Antonio José
Ortiz Moncada, Rocío
Delgado Parrilla, Ana
Blázquez Abellán, G.
Delgado Rodríquez, Miguel
Alonso Molero, Jessica
Fernández Villa, Tania
author Botella Juan, Lorena
author_facet Botella Juan, Lorena
Morales Suarez Varela, María Manuela Del Mar
Amezcua Prieto, Carmen
Mateos Campos, Ramona
Ayán Pérez, Carlos L.
Molina De La Torre, Antonio José
Ortiz Moncada, Rocío
Delgado Parrilla, Ana
Blázquez Abellán, G.
Delgado Rodríquez, Miguel
Alonso Molero, Jessica
Fernández Villa, Tania
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author2 Morales Suarez Varela, María Manuela Del Mar
Amezcua Prieto, Carmen
Mateos Campos, Ramona
Ayán Pérez, Carlos L.
Molina De La Torre, Antonio José
Ortiz Moncada, Rocío
Delgado Parrilla, Ana
Blázquez Abellán, G.
Delgado Rodríquez, Miguel
Alonso Molero, Jessica
Fernández Villa, Tania
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidad de Cantabria
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Alcohol drinking in college
University student drinking
Alcoholism
Binge drinking
COVID-19
topic Alcohol drinking in college
University student drinking
Alcoholism
Binge drinking
COVID-19
description The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prevalence rates and self-reported changes in patterns of alcohol use among first-year university students in Spain, considering the risk of problematic alcohol use. A serial cross-sectional study based on the uniHcos project was carried out. Data from 10518 first-year university students (73.3% female, mean age 19 (SD=1.6) collected between 2012 and 2022 were analysed. The evolution of the pooled prevalence rates during the time series was analysed and the risk of problematic alcohol consumption was assessed using the AUDIT. Also, self-reported changes in alcohol use patterns during the pandemic were assessed. Ac cording to the results, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the prevalence of alcohol use in the past 30-days was reduced (76.3% in 2019 vs. 63.7% in COVID-19) increasing again in the New Normal period. Thus, a similar pattern in the practice of binge drinking was observed. Regarding the AUDIT score, 21.7% (95%CI 20.9, 22.6) of the students had harmful alcohol consumption, with a higher proportion among males. In the multivariable logistic models, a higher AUDIT score was significantly associated (p-value <0.001) with being male and living with roommates. According to self-reported changes in consumption patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic, a higher proportion of participants with harmful use reported an in crease in alcohol consumption compared to those at low-risk (43% vs 19%). Finally, despite the overall reduction in drinking prevalence during COVID-19, changes were not equal for all students and depended on their previous level of problematic drinking, highlighting that this should be considered in the development of strategies against alcohol use in this population.
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