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- Title
Social Support and Decreased Likelihood of Alcohol Misuse among Persons with Dementia.
- Authors
McDaniel, Justin T.; Hascup, Kevin N.; Hascup, Erin R.; Albright, David L.; Wallace, Juliane P.
- Abstract
Objective: In this study, our aim was to improve understanding of the role of social support - which is the subject of a Healthy People 2030 goal - in the likelihood of adverse health behaviors among persons with subjective cognitive decline (SCD). Methods: We used a multinomial logistic regression model to examine the association between social support and alcohol misuse in a sample of individuals with SCD (N = 474) from the 2015-2016 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Results: Overall, 9.4% (95% CI = 6.7, 13.2) of the individuals with SCD reported "never" receiving needed social/emotional support and 7.0% (95% CI = 4.6, 10.5) of individuals with SCD reported "never" receiving help with activities of daily living. Results showed that 4.4% (95% CI = 2.7, 7.5) of participants reported heavy alcohol consumption, binge consumption of alcohol, or both. Lower scores on a 2-item composite measure of social support were associated with increased risk of binge consumption of alcohol with co-engagement in heavy alcohol use throughout the week (RRR = 1.92, p = .04) in adjusted analyses. Conclusions: We showed that low social support may be associated with an adverse health behavior among persons with SCD.
- Subjects
SOCIAL support; DEMENTIA; HEALTH behavior; ALCOHOL drinking; ALCOHOL; ACTIVITIES of daily living; COGNITION disorders
- Publication
Health Behavior & Policy Review, 2022, Vol 9, Issue 1, p628
- ISSN
2326-4403
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14485/HBPR.9.1.1