Prevalence and patterns of alcohol consumption among persons with dementia in Canada
| dc.contributor.advisor | Bartfay, Emma | |
| dc.contributor.author | James, Chantal | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-09-20T18:19:39Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-29T16:57:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-09-20T18:19:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-03-29T16:57:01Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-07-01 | |
| dc.degree.discipline | Community Health | en |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Health Sciences (MHSc) | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Aim: To identify the prevalence of alcohol consumption and its impact on chronic disease, injury and hospital stays in persons with dementia (PWD). Methods: Multivariate analysis was conducted using data collected from a nationwide population-based survey, Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS). Results: PWD consume alcohol at comparable rates to persons without dementia. A reported 60% of PWD consume alcohol. Males more often reported alcohol consumption than females. Multivariate analysis showed PWD who consumed alcohol were less likely to report chronic conditions such as heart disease (22% vs 30%) and diabetes (13% vs 24%) than their counterparts who abstained from consumption. Conclusions: Lower rates of injury, hospital stays, and various chronic diseases demonstrates the importance of assessing alcohol consumption in PWD. A better understanding of drinking habits in PWD would allow for the development of recommendations and guidelines to alcohol consumption. | en |
| dc.description.sponsorship | University of Ontario Institute of Technology | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10155/970 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.subject | Alcohol consumption | en |
| dc.subject | Alzheimer’s disease | en |
| dc.subject | Dementia | en |
| dc.title | Prevalence and patterns of alcohol consumption among persons with dementia in Canada | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |