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The development and implementation of an enhanced digital alcohol screening algorithm and training package for primary health care settings
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Janie Sheridan, Gillian White, Juma Rahman
This technical report provides the detailed information required to develop and implement an enhanced screening algorithm for the assessment of alcohol-related risk in older adults in primary health care contexts. The report also describes a programme of training for busy health professionals on the increased...
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New Zealanders’ alcohol consumption patterns across the lifespan
This report by Massey University and the University of Auckland looked at the initiation of alcohol use, the patterns of alcohol use across the lifespan, and transitions from hazardous to non-hazardous drinking.
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The longitudinal patterns of alcohol use in older New Zealanders
Massey University and the University of Auckland were funded through HPA’s Research Investments for Priorities in Alcohol (RIPA) to look at the role of alcohol in older people’s lives, patterns of alcohol use, and how the drinking patterns of older New Zealanders compare with other...
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The prevalence of hazardous drinking in older New Zealanders
In a national survey of older adults, we compared the classification of hazardous versus non-hazardous drinkers based on the AUDIT-C and the Comorbidity Alcohol Risk Evaluation Tool (CARET).
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The drinking patterns of older New Zealanders: national and international comparisons
Very little is known about the role of alcohol in older people’s lives over the lifespan, patterns of alcohol use over older adulthood, and how the drinking patterns of older New Zealanders compare with patterns in older adults in other countries. Using data from the...