{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["12"],"submitter":["Manthey J"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>During the COVID-19 pandemic, an increase of heavy alcohol use has been reported in several high-income countries. We examined changes in alcohol use during the pandemic among primary health care (PHC) patients in two middle income countries, Colombia and Mexico.<h4>Methods</h4>Data were collected during routine consultations in 34 PHC centres as part of a large-scale implementation study. Providers measured patients' alcohol consumption with the three item 'Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test' (AUDIT-C). Generalized linear mixed models were performed to examine changes in two dependent variables over time (pre-pandemic and during pandemic): 1) the AUDIT-C score and 2) the proportion of heavy drinking patients (8+ on AUDIT-C).<h4>Results</h4>Over a period of more t"],"journal":["Journal of global health"],"pagination":["05002"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8932607"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Reduced alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic: Analyses of 17 000 patients seeking primary health care in Colombia and Mexico."],"pmcid":["PMC8932607"],"pubmed_authors":["Braddick F","Lopez-Pelayo H","Piazza M","de Vries H","Mejia-Trujillo J","Medina P","Rehm J","Carr S","Bautista N","O'Donnell A","Rey GN","Anderson P","Solovei A","Schulte B","Jane-Llopis E","Manthey J","Perez-Gomez A"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Reduced alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic: Analyses of 17 000 patients seeking primary health care in Colombia and Mexico.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>During the COVID-19 pandemic, an increase of heavy alcohol use has been reported in several high-income countries. We examined changes in alcohol use during the pandemic among primary health care (PHC) patients in two middle income countries, Colombia and Mexico.<h4>Methods</h4>Data were collected during routine consultations in 34 PHC centres as part of a large-scale implementation study. Providers measured patients' alcohol consumption with the three item 'Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test' (AUDIT-C). Generalized linear mixed models were performed to examine changes in two dependent variables over time (pre-pandemic and during pandemic): 1) the AUDIT-C score and 2) the proportion of heavy drinking patients (8+ on AUDIT-C).<h4>Results</h4>Over a period of more t","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022","modification":"2025-05-29T21:52:59.179Z","creation":"2025-05-29T21:52:59.179Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8932607","cross_references":{"pubmed":["35356652"],"doi":["10.7189/jogh.12.05002"]}}