Individual and Social Factors Related to Trajectories of Blackouts among Underage Drinkers in the Emergency Department.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Alcohol-related blackouts can result in acute injuries and other negative outcomes. Among underage risky drinkers, we examined longitudinal trajectories of blackout frequency following an emergency department (ED) visit, and identified baseline characteristics associated with blackout trajectory membership.

Methods

Participants (ages 14-20; N = 836) attending an ED who screened positive for risky drinking and enrolled in a randomized-controlled trial of brief alcohol interventions were assessed at baseline, 3-, 6-, and 12-months. We used group-based trajectory modeling to determine characteristic trajectories of blackout frequency over 12-months in relation to baseline characteristics: demographics, substance use, delinquency, depression/anxiety symptoms, sexual assault

SUBMITTER: Bonar EE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6671526 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature