Changes in Alcohol Consumption after 1 Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Region of France

There is conflicting evidence on how the COVID-19 pandemic changed patterns of alcohol consumption. While some studies have suggested that alcohol consumption decreased at the beginning of the pandemic, there are limited data for a longer period. The objective of this study was to investigate change...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2022-11, Vol.19 (22), p.15049
Main Authors: Villette, Pierre-Antoine, Lyonnard, Olga, Trehu, Camille, Barais, Marie, Le Goff, Delphine, Le Floch, Bernard, Dany, Antoine, Guillou Landreat, Morgane
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology
Alcohol use
Alcoholic beverages
Alcohols
Cannabis
Communicable Disease Control
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disease transmission
Gender
Humans
Internet access
Male
Medical personnel
Pandemics
Population
Questionnaires
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Sociodemographics
Subgroups
Tobacco
Young Adult
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Summary:There is conflicting evidence on how the COVID-19 pandemic changed patterns of alcohol consumption. While some studies have suggested that alcohol consumption decreased at the beginning of the pandemic, there are limited data for a longer period. The objective of this study was to investigate changes in alcohol consumption 1 year after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in France, and to identify vulnerable subgroups in a French adult population. This was a single-center, cross-sectional, descriptive study. Self-reported changes in alcohol consumption were collected from 2491 respondents in a survey carried out in western Brittany from 18 January to 9 March 2021. Of respondents, 27.64% reported that they had increased their alcohol consumption, 14.7% had decreased, 3.94% had ceased, and 53.72% reported no change in their alcohol consumption. Increased alcohol use was associated with male gender, age 26 to 44 years, living with a family, not being a health professional, having had a physical or psychological health problem during lockdowns, smoking tobacco, and using cannabis. Reduced alcohol use or cessation was associated with male gender, age 18 to 25 years, living in Brest, living alone, and using cannabis. Our study suggests that during the COVID-19 pandemic, a significant number of people increased their alcohol consumption in France, even outside lockdowns. These results should encourage health professionals and public authorities to implement more specific prevention measures to limit the risks associated with alcohol consumption.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph192215049