COVID-19 Concerns, Perceived Stress, and Increased Alcohol Use Among Adult Women in the United States.
Timothy J GrigsbyKrista HowardJeffrey T HowardJessica PerrottePublished in: Clinical nursing research (2022)
The objective of this study was to assess the direct and indirect (via perceived stress) effects of different types of pandemic-related concerns and increased alcohol use among adult women in the United States (US). We conducted a secondary analysis of cross-sectional survey data from April 2020 for adult females in the US who use alcohol ( n = 1,089). The indirect effect model accounted for 19% of the variance in perceived stress and 8% of the variance in reporting increased alcohol use compared to no change or decreased use. Path analysis results indicated that concerns about isolation (odds ratio [OR] = 1.027, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.013-1.046), job/finances (OR = 1.025, 95% CI = 1.007-1.065), basic needs (OR = 1.021, 95% CI = 1.008-1.047), and concerns about government (OR = 1.038, 95% CI = 1.014-1.179]) were significantly related to reporting increased alcohol use through perceived stress. These findings can inform timely public health interventions to minimize alcohol-related harm among women.
Keyphrases
- social support
- physical activity
- depressive symptoms
- public health
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- mental health
- pregnancy outcomes
- stress induced
- cervical cancer screening
- adverse drug
- metabolic syndrome
- heat stress
- pregnant women
- adipose tissue
- type diabetes
- alcohol consumption
- childhood cancer
- machine learning
- deep learning