2003
Measuring Alcohol Consumption Among Older Adults: A Comparison of Available Methods
Reid MC, Tinetti ME, O'Connor PG, Kosten TR, Concato J. Measuring Alcohol Consumption Among Older Adults: A Comparison of Available Methods. American Journal On Addictions 2003, 12: 211-219. PMID: 12851017, DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2003.tb00649.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol exposureVA primary care clinicsOlder adultsCommunity-dwelling Medicare beneficiariesQuantity-frequency questionsPrimary care clinicsAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestPercentage of participantsDisorders Identification TestCare clinicsAlcohol historyCurrent drinkersOlder veteransMedicare beneficiariesAlcohol consumptionElderly adultsOlder personsLevel of agreementAlcohol useIdentification TestKappa valuesAdultsAlcohol measuresConcordanceExposure
2002
The Health–Related Effects of Alcohol Use in Older Persons: A Systematic Review
Reid M, Boutros N, O'Connor P, Cadariu A, Concato J. The Health–Related Effects of Alcohol Use in Older Persons: A Systematic Review. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2002, 23: 149-164. PMID: 12444348, DOI: 10.1080/08897070209511485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause mortalityCognitive impairmentExposure statusFunctional disabilityAlcohol useOlder adultsFunctional impairmentMiddle-aged adult populationParticipants 60 yearsYears of ageEnglish-language studiesExposure-outcome associationsImportant confounding factorsHealth-related effectsEffects of alcoholMagnitude of riskCohort studySubstantial morbidityPercentage of studiesFormer drinkersProspective studyMean ageAlcohol exposureMethodologic qualityOutcome measuresThe Health-Related Effects of Alcohol Use in Older Persons: A Systematic Review
Reid MC, Boutros NN, O'Connor PG, Cadariu A, Concato J. The Health-Related Effects of Alcohol Use in Older Persons: A Systematic Review. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2002, 23: 149-164. DOI: 10.1023/a:1019896822588.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause mortalityCognitive impairmentExposure statusFunctional disabilityAlcohol useOlder adultsFunctional impairmentMiddle-aged adult populationParticipants 60 yearsYears of ageEnglish-language studiesExposure-outcome associationsImportant confounding factorsHealth-related effectsEffects of alcoholMagnitude of riskCohort studySubstantial morbidityPercentage of studiesFormer drinkersProspective studyMean ageAlcohol exposureMethodologic qualityOutcome measures