TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Alcohol consumption among traveling Chilean older people
JO  - Revista Medica de Chile
A1  - Yu C, Chung Bin
A1  - Rojas A, Verónica
A1  - Zalaquett, Macarena R.
A1  - Torres S, Romina
A1  - Ramírez C, Cristián
A1  - Román O, Fernando
A1  - Carrasco Gorman, Marcela
A1  - Gac E, Homero
A1  - Valderrama C, Sebastián
A1  - Marín L, Pedro Paulo
SP  - 1517
EP  - 1522
VL  - 142
IS  - 12
N2  - BACKGROUND: Problems associated with alcohol consumption are prevalent in Chile, but little is known about the situation in the elderly. <br><br>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 1,076 travelers aged 60 to 93 years (66% females), who participated in trips organized by the Chilean National Tourism Service (SERNATUR). <br><br>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. <br><br>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.<p />  <p>Language: es</p>
LA  - es
SN  - 0034-9887
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0034-98872014001200004
ID  - ref1
ER  -