The impact of the COVID lockdown on alcohol consumption in the Netherlands. The role of living arrangements and social isolation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown have a strong impact on health and health behaviours, such as alcohol consumption. Although there is some evidence of an overall decline in alcohol consumption during the lockdown, studies also show an increase in risky drinking patterns, e.g. solitary drinking, and differences between subgroups of individuals, e.g. depending on their living arrangement. Yet most studies rely on cross-sectional designs with retrospective questions, and small samples.

Methods

A longitudinal study was conducted using 13 waves of the COVID-Questionnaire within the Lifelines cohort from the northern Netherlands (n = 63,194). The outcome was alcohol consumption (glasses per week) between April 2020 and July 2021. Linear fixed-effects mo

SUBMITTER: Mangot-Sala L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8830152 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature