Less drinking, yet more problems: understanding African American drinking and related problems.

TCB Zapolski, SL Pedersen, DM McCarthy… - Psychological …, 2014 - psycnet.apa.org
Researchers have found that, compared to European Americans, African Americans report
later initiation of drinking, lower rates of use, and lower levels of use across almost all age …

Alcohol consumption by aging adults in the United States: health benefits and detriments

MP Ferreira, MKS Weems - Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 2008 - Elsevier
The most rapidly growing segment of the US population is that of older adults (≥ 65 years).
Trends of aging adults (those aged≥ 50 years) show that fewer women than men consume …

Impacts of anxiety and socioeconomic factors on mental health in the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic in the general population in Japan: A web-based survey

M Nagasu, K Muto, I Yamamoto - PLoS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Owing to the rapid spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) pandemic worldwide, individuals experience considerable psychological distress …

Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy: what about quality of life?

A Lacasse, E Rey, E Ferreira, C Morin… - BJOG: An International …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The objective of this study was to determine the impact of nausea and vomiting of
pregnancy (NVP) and other determinants on generic and NVP‐specific health‐related …

Alcohol use among older adults in the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions: A latent class analysis

P Sacco, KK Bucholz, EL Spitznagel - Journal of studies on alcohol and …, 2009 - jsad.com
Objective: We examined latent classes of alcohol use among current drinkers ages 60 and
older and explored risk factors associated with class. Method: We used a subsample of older …

The conceptualization and measurement of quality of life in older adults: a review of empirical studies published during 1994–2006

L Halvorsrud, M Kalfoss - European journal of ageing, 2007 - Springer
Instruments with acceptable measurement properties that support their application to older
adults across a range of settings need to be identified. A narrative literature review of …

Cross-sectional associations between multiple lifestyle behaviors and health-related quality of life in the 10,000 Steps cohort

MJ Duncan, CE Kline, C Vandelanotte, C Sargent… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background The independent and combined influence of smoking, alcohol consumption,
physical activity, diet, sitting time, and sleep duration and quality on health status is not …

Quality of life and risk of psychiatric disorders among regular users of alcohol, nicotine, and cannabis: An analysis of the National Epidemiological Survey on Alcohol …

JR Cougle, JK Hakes, RJ Macatee, J Chavarria… - Journal of psychiatric …, 2015 - Elsevier
Research is limited on the effects of regular substance use on mental health-related
outcomes. We used a large nationally representative survey to examine current and future …

Heavy/binge drinking and depressive symptoms in older adults: gender differences

NG Choi, DM DiNitto - International journal of geriatric …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The purpose of this study was to examine gender similarity/difference in the
association between depressive symptoms (11‐item Center for Epidemiologic Scale for …

Regular alcohol consumption is associated with increasing quality of life and mood in older men and women: the Rancho Bernardo Study

AM Chan, D von Mühlen, D Kritz-Silverstein… - Maturitas, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: This study examines the sex-specific association between alcohol intake and
health-related quality of life in middle class community-dwelling older adults. METHODS …