Alcohol habits in Sweden during 1997–2018: a repeated cross-sectional study. (17th November 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Källmén, Håkan; Berman, Anne H.; Elgán, Tobias H.; Wennberg, Peter
• Is Part Of: Nordic journal of psychiatry. Volume 73:Number 8(2019)
• Page Start: 522
• Page End: 526
• Publication Date: 2019-11-17
• Subjects: AUDIT -- alcohol drinking -- response rates; Psychopharmacology -- Periodicals; Psychotherapy -- Periodicals; Psychiatry -- Periodicals; Psychiatry -- Scandinavia -- Periodicals; 616.89
• DOI: 10.1080/08039488.2019.1660912
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0803-9488

Abstract

Abstract: Aims: This study describes changes in alcohol habits in age and gender strata among the Swedish general population during the 21-year period following the Swedish EU membership in 1995. Methods: The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) was distributed as a postal questionnaire to randomly selected cross-sectional samples every fourth year, starting in 1997. Results: Six samples were included in this study. A comparison between 2014 and 2018 showed a tendency to decreasing average total AUDIT scores, particularly among men and in the youngest age group (Cohen's d = 0.28). Conclusion: The results should be understood in the context of declining response rates in this type of survey.