Self-reported changes in alcohol and tobacco use during COVID-19: findings from the eastern part of WHO European Region

Carolin Kilian; Maria Neufeld; Jakob Manthey; Sophiko Alavidze; Anastacia Bobrova; Orna Baron-Epel; Merita Berisha; Rabia Bilici; Kairat Davletov; Laura Isajeva; Fatma Kantaş Yılmaz; Tatsiana Karatkevich; Alibek Mereke; Sanja Musić Milanović; Kristine Galstyan; Ljiljana Muslić; Michail Okoliyski; Zana Shabani; Mindaugas Štelemėkas; Lela Sturua; Sharon R Sznitman; Başak Ünübol; Carina Ferreira-Borges; Jürgen Rehm

doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckac011

Self-reported changes in alcohol and tobacco use during COVID-19: findings from the eastern part of WHO European Region

Carolin Kilian (Coresponding Author), Maria Neufeld, Jakob Manthey, Sophiko Alavidze, Anastacia Bobrova, Orna Baron-Epel, Merita Berisha, Rabia Bilici, Kairat Davletov, Laura Isajeva, Fatma Kantaş Yılmaz, Tatsiana Karatkevich, Alibek Mereke, Sanja Musić Milanović, Kristine Galstyan, Ljiljana Muslić, Michail Okoliyski, Zana Shabani, Mindaugas Štelemėkas, Lela SturuaSharon R Sznitman, Başak Ünübol, Carina Ferreira-Borges, Jürgen Rehm

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1 Downloads (Pure)

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic might impact substance use behaviours around the globe. In this study, we investigate changes in alcohol and tobacco use in the second half of 2020 in countries of the eastern part of the WHO European Region.

METHODS: Self-reported changes in alcohol and tobacco use among 11,295 adults from 18 countries in the eastern part of the WHO European Region were collected between August 2020 and January 2021. The non-probabilistic sample was weighted for age, gender, and education. For each country, proportions of respondents reporting a decrease, no change, or increase in substance use over the past three months were examined, and multinomial regression models were used to test associations with age, gender, patterns and past-year alcohol use.

RESULTS: In most countries, about half of the respondents indicating past-year alcohol or tobacco use reported no change in their substance use. Of those alcohol users who reported changes in their alcohol use, a larger proportion reported a decrease than an increase in most countries. The opposite was true for tobacco use. Women, young adults, and past-year harmful alcohol users were identified as being more likely to change their substance use behaviour.

CONCLUSION: We found diverging overall trends for alcohol and tobacco use in the second half of 2020. The patterns of change vary according to age, gender, and past-year substance use. Individuals at risk to increase their substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic requires most policy considerations.

Original language	English
Number of pages	7
Journal	European Journal of Public Health
Early online date	7 Feb 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckac011
Publication status	Published - 7 Feb 2022
Externally published	Yes

Field of Science*

3.3 Health sciences

Publication Type*

1.3. Anonymously reviewed scientific article published in a journal with an international editorial board and is available in another indexed database

Access to Document

10.1093/eurpub/ckac011Licence: CC BY

Self-reported changes in alcohol and tobacco use during COVID-19Final published version, 610 KBLicence: CC BY

Cite this

Kilian, C., Neufeld, M., Manthey, J., Alavidze, S., Bobrova, A., Baron-Epel, O., Berisha, M., Bilici, R., Davletov, K., Isajeva, L., Kantaş Yılmaz, F., Karatkevich, T., Mereke, A., Musić Milanović, S., Galstyan, K., Muslić, L., Okoliyski, M., Shabani, Z., Štelemėkas, M., ... Rehm, J. (2022). Self-reported changes in alcohol and tobacco use during COVID-19: findings from the eastern part of WHO European Region. European Journal of Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckac011

Kilian, Carolin ; Neufeld, Maria ; Manthey, Jakob ; Alavidze, Sophiko ; Bobrova, Anastacia ; Baron-Epel, Orna ; Berisha, Merita ; Bilici, Rabia ; Davletov, Kairat ; Isajeva, Laura ; Kantaş Yılmaz, Fatma ; Karatkevich, Tatsiana ; Mereke, Alibek ; Musić Milanović, Sanja ; Galstyan, Kristine ; Muslić, Ljiljana ; Okoliyski, Michail ; Shabani, Zana ; Štelemėkas, Mindaugas ; Sturua, Lela ; Sznitman, Sharon R ; Ünübol, Başak ; Ferreira-Borges, Carina ; Rehm, Jürgen. / Self-reported changes in alcohol and tobacco use during COVID-19 : findings from the eastern part of WHO European Region. In: European Journal of Public Health. 2022.

@article{0b1c25fe134142efb8557c9322382723,

title = "Self-reported changes in alcohol and tobacco use during COVID-19: findings from the eastern part of WHO European Region",

abstract = "BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic might impact substance use behaviours around the globe. In this study, we investigate changes in alcohol and tobacco use in the second half of 2020 in countries of the eastern part of the WHO European Region.METHODS: Self-reported changes in alcohol and tobacco use among 11,295 adults from 18 countries in the eastern part of the WHO European Region were collected between August 2020 and January 2021. The non-probabilistic sample was weighted for age, gender, and education. For each country, proportions of respondents reporting a decrease, no change, or increase in substance use over the past three months were examined, and multinomial regression models were used to test associations with age, gender, patterns and past-year alcohol use.RESULTS: In most countries, about half of the respondents indicating past-year alcohol or tobacco use reported no change in their substance use. Of those alcohol users who reported changes in their alcohol use, a larger proportion reported a decrease than an increase in most countries. The opposite was true for tobacco use. Women, young adults, and past-year harmful alcohol users were identified as being more likely to change their substance use behaviour.CONCLUSION: We found diverging overall trends for alcohol and tobacco use in the second half of 2020. The patterns of change vary according to age, gender, and past-year substance use. Individuals at risk to increase their substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic requires most policy considerations.",

author = "Carolin Kilian and Maria Neufeld and Jakob Manthey and Sophiko Alavidze and Anastacia Bobrova and Orna Baron-Epel and Merita Berisha and Rabia Bilici and Kairat Davletov and Laura Isajeva and {Kanta{\c s} Yılmaz}, Fatma and Tatsiana Karatkevich and Alibek Mereke and {Musi{\'c} Milanovi{\'c}}, Sanja and Kristine Galstyan and Ljiljana Musli{\'c} and Michail Okoliyski and Zana Shabani and Mindaugas {\v S}telemėkas and Lela Sturua and Sznitman, {Sharon R} and Ba{\c s}ak {\"U}n{\"u}bol and Carina Ferreira-Borges and J{\"u}rgen Rehm",

note = "{\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Public Health Association.",

year = "2022",

month = feb,

day = "7",

doi = "10.1093/eurpub/ckac011",

language = "English",

journal = "European Journal of Public Health",

issn = "1101-1262",

publisher = "Oxford University Press",

}

Kilian, C, Neufeld, M, Manthey, J, Alavidze, S, Bobrova, A, Baron-Epel, O, Berisha, M, Bilici, R, Davletov, K, Isajeva, L, Kantaş Yılmaz, F, Karatkevich, T, Mereke, A, Musić Milanović, S, Galstyan, K, Muslić, L, Okoliyski, M, Shabani, Z, Štelemėkas, M, Sturua, L, Sznitman, SR, Ünübol, B, Ferreira-Borges, C & Rehm, J 2022, 'Self-reported changes in alcohol and tobacco use during COVID-19: findings from the eastern part of WHO European Region', European Journal of Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckac011

Self-reported changes in alcohol and tobacco use during COVID-19 : findings from the eastern part of WHO European Region. / Kilian, Carolin (Coresponding Author); Neufeld, Maria; Manthey, Jakob; Alavidze, Sophiko; Bobrova, Anastacia; Baron-Epel, Orna; Berisha, Merita; Bilici, Rabia; Davletov, Kairat; Isajeva, Laura; Kantaş Yılmaz, Fatma; Karatkevich, Tatsiana; Mereke, Alibek; Musić Milanović, Sanja; Galstyan, Kristine; Muslić, Ljiljana; Okoliyski, Michail; Shabani, Zana; Štelemėkas, Mindaugas; Sturua, Lela; Sznitman, Sharon R; Ünübol, Başak; Ferreira-Borges, Carina; Rehm, Jürgen.

In: European Journal of Public Health, 07.02.2022.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

TY - JOUR

T1 - Self-reported changes in alcohol and tobacco use during COVID-19

T2 - findings from the eastern part of WHO European Region

AU - Kilian, Carolin

AU - Neufeld, Maria

AU - Manthey, Jakob

AU - Alavidze, Sophiko

AU - Bobrova, Anastacia

AU - Baron-Epel, Orna

AU - Berisha, Merita

AU - Bilici, Rabia

AU - Davletov, Kairat

AU - Isajeva, Laura

AU - Kantaş Yılmaz, Fatma

AU - Karatkevich, Tatsiana

AU - Mereke, Alibek

AU - Musić Milanović, Sanja

AU - Galstyan, Kristine

AU - Muslić, Ljiljana

AU - Okoliyski, Michail

AU - Shabani, Zana

AU - Štelemėkas, Mindaugas

AU - Sturua, Lela

AU - Sznitman, Sharon R

AU - Ünübol, Başak

AU - Ferreira-Borges, Carina

AU - Rehm, Jürgen

PY - 2022/2/7

Y1 - 2022/2/7

N2 - BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic might impact substance use behaviours around the globe. In this study, we investigate changes in alcohol and tobacco use in the second half of 2020 in countries of the eastern part of the WHO European Region.METHODS: Self-reported changes in alcohol and tobacco use among 11,295 adults from 18 countries in the eastern part of the WHO European Region were collected between August 2020 and January 2021. The non-probabilistic sample was weighted for age, gender, and education. For each country, proportions of respondents reporting a decrease, no change, or increase in substance use over the past three months were examined, and multinomial regression models were used to test associations with age, gender, patterns and past-year alcohol use.RESULTS: In most countries, about half of the respondents indicating past-year alcohol or tobacco use reported no change in their substance use. Of those alcohol users who reported changes in their alcohol use, a larger proportion reported a decrease than an increase in most countries. The opposite was true for tobacco use. Women, young adults, and past-year harmful alcohol users were identified as being more likely to change their substance use behaviour.CONCLUSION: We found diverging overall trends for alcohol and tobacco use in the second half of 2020. The patterns of change vary according to age, gender, and past-year substance use. Individuals at risk to increase their substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic requires most policy considerations.

AB - BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic might impact substance use behaviours around the globe. In this study, we investigate changes in alcohol and tobacco use in the second half of 2020 in countries of the eastern part of the WHO European Region.METHODS: Self-reported changes in alcohol and tobacco use among 11,295 adults from 18 countries in the eastern part of the WHO European Region were collected between August 2020 and January 2021. The non-probabilistic sample was weighted for age, gender, and education. For each country, proportions of respondents reporting a decrease, no change, or increase in substance use over the past three months were examined, and multinomial regression models were used to test associations with age, gender, patterns and past-year alcohol use.RESULTS: In most countries, about half of the respondents indicating past-year alcohol or tobacco use reported no change in their substance use. Of those alcohol users who reported changes in their alcohol use, a larger proportion reported a decrease than an increase in most countries. The opposite was true for tobacco use. Women, young adults, and past-year harmful alcohol users were identified as being more likely to change their substance use behaviour.CONCLUSION: We found diverging overall trends for alcohol and tobacco use in the second half of 2020. The patterns of change vary according to age, gender, and past-year substance use. Individuals at risk to increase their substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic requires most policy considerations.

UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/274a6c81-c4de-39ee-b033-80d69157a4c9/

U2 - 10.1093/eurpub/ckac011

DO - 10.1093/eurpub/ckac011

M3 - Article

C2 - 35137046

JO - European Journal of Public Health

JF - European Journal of Public Health

SN - 1101-1262

ER -

Self-reported changes in alcohol and tobacco use during COVID-19: findings from the eastern part of WHO European Region

Abstract

Field of Science*

Publication Type*

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this