Alcohol consumption and health-related quality of life in the US during the COVID-19 pandemic: a US national survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alcohol consumption has changed during the COVID-19 pandemic yet the impacts on alcohol-related outcomes, and specifically health-related quality of life, are not completely known. Our objective was to assess the association between alcohol consumption and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Method

We conducted an on-line/telephone survey of three cross-sectional samples of US adults during a nine-month stretch of the pandemic, from August 2020 through April 2021, collecting data on drinking-current quantity/frequency and change since prior to pandemic, HRQOL (using the SF-6D), and perceived impact of the pandemic on respondents' lives-overall impact and disruptions across various dimensions (job loss, school closures, social isola

SUBMITTER: Wittenberg E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9550307 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature