Trajectories of alcohol misuse among the UK Armed Forces over a 12-year period.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To identify the main trajectories of alcohol misuse among UK military personnel from 12 years after the start of the Iraq war (2003) and the factors associated with each trajectory.

Design

Longitudinal cohort study with three phases of data collection (2004-06, 2007-09 and 2014-16).

Setting

United Kingdom.

Participants

Serving and ex-serving personnel of the UK Armed Forces (n = 7111) participating at Phase 1 and at least one follow-up phase of the King's Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR) cohort study.

Measurements

Trajectories of alcohol misuse were derived from scores using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT-10) over three data collection phases. Demographic and military characteristics were collected and, among the key

SUBMITTER: Palmer L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9292297 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature