摘要:Abstract
Background
In the first months of 2020, the SARS-CoV-2 virus spread all over the world and numerous measures were adopted that had a strong impact on both personal and public life. This contribution explores changes in alcohol and tobacco use during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia.
Methods
Self-reported changes in alcohol and tobacco use during the first few months of the Covid-19 pandemic were recorded in 495 Slovenian adults, as part of the European Alcohol Use and COVID-19 survey.
Results
About half of the Slovenian sample indicated that the frequency of drinking occasions did not change in the months after the pandemic’s outbreak, while the remainder stated either a decrease (26.0%) or an increase (24.2%). 23.1% reported a decrease and 17.3% an increase in the quantity of alcohol consumed per occasion. Respondents who reported that their overall alcohol consumption decreased were more likely to be male than female and more likely to be younger than middle-aged. Those who reported experiencing at least a substantial level of distress due to financial loss were at a four-times increased risk of reporting an increase in their alcohol consumption compared to individuals who reported no or only some financial distress. Of the 120 people reporting the use of tobacco, almost half indicated an increase in tobacco consumption within the previous month, and about 20% reported a decrease in use. The differences in the results between Slovenia and other European countries are small and the overall pattern suggests that the situation in Slovenia was comparable to other European countries.
Conclusion
As this pandemic continues to evolve, further monitoring is needed to identify the long-term effects of alcohol and tobacco use on public health in relation to the management of COVID-19.
其他摘要:sl
Izvleček
Ozadje raziskave
V prvih mesecih leta 2020 se je po svetu začela širiti pandemija COVID-19. Posledično so države sprejemale različne ukrepe za njeno zajezitev, ki so pomembno vplivali na javno in zasebno sfero. V prispevku smo raziskali spremembe v pitju alkohola in rabi tobaka v prvih mesecih pandemije COVID-19 v Sloveniji.
Metode
V vseevropsko anketno raziskavo o rabi alkohola v prvih mesecih pandemije COVID-19, ki je bila izvedena v 21 državah z namenom pridobiti podatke o morebitnih spremembah v pitju alkohola in rabi tobaka, je bilo vključenih 495 odraslih prebivalcev Slovenije.
Rezultati
Približno polovica anketirancev iz Slovenije je poročala, da se v preteklem mesecu pogostost pivskih priložnosti pri njih ni spremenila, 26,0 % jih je poročalo o zmanjšanju, 24,2 % pa o porastu. 23,1 % anketirancev je poročalo o zmanjšanju popite količine alkohola ob posamezni pivski priložnosti, 17,3 % pa o porastu. Anketiranci, ki so poročali, da se je njihova celokupna poraba alkohola zmanjšala, so bili verjetneje moškega spola in mlajši. Posamezniki, ki so poročali o precejšnjih stiskah zaradi finančnih izgub, so imeli 4-krat višje tveganje za porast pitja alkohola kot tisti, ki so poročali o blažjih stiskah ali odsotnosti teh. Od 120 anketirancev, ki so se opredelili kot kadilci, jih je skoraj polovica poročala o povišani rabi tobaka v preteklem mesecu, 20 % pa jih je poročalo o nižji porabi. Razlike v rezultatih med Slovenijo in drugimi evropskimi državami so majhne, primerjava je pokazala, da je bilo stanje v Sloveniji primerljivo z drugimi evropskimi državami.
Zaključek
Za oceno dolgoročnih posledic rabe alkohola in tobaka v času epidemije SARS-CoV-2 na javno zdravje potrebujemo nadaljnje spremljanje in oceno problema v luči razvoja pandemije ter z njo povezanih stisk in ukrepov.