Alcohol consumption and health-related quality of life in regional, rural and metropolitan Australia: analysis of cross-sectional data from the Community Health and Rural/Regional Medicine (CHARM) study.
Lisa RedwoodKarli SaarinenRowena IversDavid GarnePaul de SouzaAndrew D BonneyJoel J RheeJudy MullanSusan J ThomasPublished in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2023)
The results indicate that alcohol consumption is negatively related to QoL only in those with severe risk of AUD. Males in regional areas reported higher alcohol consumption than those in metropolitan areas. These results provide further information about relationships between alcohol intake and health in Australia that can help inform prevention, screening and delivery of interventions.