The contexts of heavy drinking: A systematic review of the combinations of context-related factors associated with heavy drinking occasions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The amount of alcohol consumed during an occasion can be influenced by physical and social attributes of the setting, characteristics and state of individuals, and the interactions of these components. This systematic review identifies and describes the specific combinations and sequences of context-related factors that are associated with heavy drinking occasions.

Materials and methods

We conducted a systematic literature search of MEDLINE, Embase and the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) databases. Eligible articles were event-level and event-based studies that quantitatively analysed associations of sequences or combinations of context-related factors with event-level alcohol consumption. We extracted information on study design,

SUBMITTER: Stanesby O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6619678 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature