Journal article
Drug & alcohol intervention for older women: a pilot study
Journal of gerontological nursing, Vol.27(12), pp.18-24; quiz 40
12/2001
DOI: 10.3928/0098-9134-20011201-08
PMID: 11820530
Abstract
Pretest and posttest information was gathered from 26 older women attending educational programs related to alcohol and drug use. The goals of the study were to determine current knowledge about alcohol and drugs among older women and to gather some initial information about the potential for alcohol and drug interactions and misuse. The intervention included a 60-minute presentation on the metabolism of alcohol and drugs in the aging body, the potential for alcohol-drug interactions, and a discussion of healthy lifestyles (e.g., diet, exercise). Older women, especially those who were moderate to heavy drinkers, were found to have many misconceptions about alcohol and drug use, but their knowledge improved dramatically after the brief educational intervention. This finding may suggest that most of the women had knowledge deficits rather than deeply entrenched attitudes about alcohol and drug use or alcohol dependence. Therefore, simple educational interventions may be very effective with this subset of women.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Drug & alcohol intervention for older women: a pilot study
- Creators
- M J Eliason - College of Nursing, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USAA H Skinstad
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of gerontological nursing, Vol.27(12), pp.18-24; quiz 40
- DOI
- 10.3928/0098-9134-20011201-08
- PMID
- 11820530
- NLM abbreviation
- J Gerontol Nurs
- ISSN
- 0098-9134
- eISSN
- 1938-243X
- Publisher
- United States
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/2001
- Academic Unit
- Injury Prevention Research Center; Community and Behavioral Health
- Record Identifier
- 9984063141102771
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