The Increased Alcohol and Marijuana Use Associated with the Quality of Life and Psychosocial Aspects: a Study During the Covid-19 Pandemic in a Brazilian University Community

The primary practice adopted to reduce Covid-19 contamination is social distancing (SD). SD had significant consequences on alcohol/drug use, quality of life, and psychosocial aspects. In the university community specifically, SD produces a collective traumatic event with changes in the work routine...

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Published in:International journal of mental health and addiction 2024-06, Vol.22 (3), p.1463-1483
Main Authors: Gallassi, Andrea Donatti, Nakano, Eduardo Yoshio, de Miranda, Kleverson Gomes, dos Santos, Josenaide Engracia, da Silva Rodrigues, Daniela, de Oliveira, Flávia Mazitelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcohol use
Community and Environmental Psychology
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disease transmission
Drug use
Gender
Health Psychology
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental disorders
Mental health
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Pandemics
Psychiatry
Psychology
Public Health
Quality of life
Questionnaires
Rehabilitation
Sociodemographics
Students
Suicides & suicide attempts
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Summary:The primary practice adopted to reduce Covid-19 contamination is social distancing (SD). SD had significant consequences on alcohol/drug use, quality of life, and psychosocial aspects. In the university community specifically, SD produces a collective traumatic event with changes in the work routine by the suspension of presence. This study aims to identify and analyze the associations of increased alcohol and marijuana consumption on the quality of life and psychosocial aspects of the university community (students, professors, and technical and administrative staff) at a Brazilian public university during SD due to Covid-19 pandemic. This descriptive and cross-sectional study used an online questionnaire to obtain information from 2790 university community participants. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics version 22. The analysis included descriptive associations performed using Spearman’s correlation coefficient and p  
ISSN:1557-1874
1557-1882
DOI:10.1007/s11469-022-00937-4