Home > Interventions to reduce the negative effects of alcohol consumption in older adults: a systematic review.

Armstrong-Moore, Roxanne and Haighton, Catherine and Davinson, Nichola and Ling, Jonathon (2018) Interventions to reduce the negative effects of alcohol consumption in older adults: a systematic review. BMC Public Health, 18, (302),

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Background: Older individuals are consuming alcohol more frequently yet there is limited evidence on the effectiveness of current interventions. This systematic review aims to investigate interventions that target alcohol use in individuals aged 55 + .

 

Results: Seven papers were included in this review. Six were conducted in the United States of America and one in Denmark. The interventions were carried out in primary care centres and in community based groups. The studies included in this review showed varying levels of success. Participants showed improvements in at least one area of alcohol consumption or frequency of consumption however, these did not always reach significance.

 

Conclusion: Individuals in this age group appear to respond well to interventions aimed at reducing alcohol consumption. However, included studies had limitations, in particular many did not include a clear intervention description; leaving us unable to fully investigate the components required for success. Further research is needed on the effective components of alcohol interventions targeting older people.

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