Journal article
Age moderates the association of depressive symptoms and unhealthy alcohol use in the National Guard
Addictive behaviors, Vol.63, pp.102-106
12/01/2016
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.07.010
PMID: 27450908
Abstract
Unhealthy drinking is a significant problem contributing to poor health and performance of military personnel. The Iowa Army National Guard and the Iowa Department of Public Health have collaborated with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration to better identify unhealthy substance use via Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment program (SBIRT). Yet, little research has been conducted on the Guard's use of SBIRT. This study examined depression, age, deployment status, and sex as factors contributing to unhealthy drinking. Of the Guardsmen who took part in SBIRT, 3.7% (n = 75) met the criteria for unhealthy drinking and 3.9% (n = 78) had some level of depression. The overall multivariate model significantly predicted unhealthy drinking (chi(2)(5) = 41.41, p < 0.001) with age moderating the association of depressive symptoms and unhealthy alcohol (Wald chi(2)(1) = 7.16, p = 0.007). These findings add to the existing understanding of factors contributing to unhealthy drinking suggesting the association between the presence of depression and unhealthy drinking depends on age of the Guradsman. This age and depression interaction may be an important diagnostic feature to consider for unhealthy drinking in the Guard. Furthermore, previous research on the general military population finds similar percentages, providing support for SBIRT as an effective screening tool in the Guard. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Age moderates the association of depressive symptoms and unhealthy alcohol use in the National Guard
- Creators
- Ethan Sahker - University of IowaLaura Acion - Universidad de Buenos AiresStephan Arndt - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Addictive behaviors, Vol.63, pp.102-106
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.07.010
- PMID
- 27450908
- ISSN
- 0306-4603
- eISSN
- 1873-6327
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 5
- Grant note
- 588-6-YM50 / Iowa Department of Public Health
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/01/2016
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Biostatistics; Nursing; Injury Prevention Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9985132069302771
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