The Association between Drinking Behavior, Well-being and Late Life Alcohol Use Problems

摘要

The percentage of elderly people drinking alcohol will grow over the coming years. This research explores the characteristics of elderly people consuming alcohol, problems use and well-being.We questioned 1004 people over 60. Of the participants, 56.8% drank moderately, 18.7% showed a risky drinking behaviour, and 18.4% reported binge drinking. We found no correlation between different drinking patterns and well-being. There is a correlation between the amount of problem use and different drinking patterns. No correlation was found between the drinking patterns and well-being. Elderly people at risk and binge drinking group experienced more problem use.