Publications by authors named "Elaine Lucas Dos Santos"
Background: To develop prevention programs or early interventions to reduce alcohol consumption and related problems among college students, it is essential to understand their motivations for drinking and the spontaneous (effective and non-effective) strategies they employ to control, considering the social and cultural contexts influence. This study aimed to explore these factors and the student's application of selfcare in different situations and environments, as well as to identify their reasons for not drinking.
Methods: The students were invited to participate using a snowball sampling, up to the theoretical saturation point.
Unlabelled: Although several trainings have been offered to improve professional expertise on alcohol and other drugs, few have used an interdisciplinary approach and evaluated long-term improvements in the professional's work routine. This study aimed to evaluate the outcomes of an interprofessional training program on alcohol and other drugs offered by a Regional Reference Center for Drugs of the Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil.
Methods: the evaluation was carried out longitudinally using mixed methods (questionnaires (n = 29-177) and semistructured interviews (n = 28)).
Article Synopsis
- * About half of the surveyed students reported binge drinking, and 33.1% experienced at least one related problem, with binge drinkers showing significantly higher odds of issues like going to school drunk and engaging in unprotected sex.
- * The study suggests that alcohol education programs should focus on the common problems associated with binge drinking to better address the risks and behaviors related to alcohol use among teens.
Objective: The university sport environment represents an important target for alcohol industry marketing. This study investigated the nature of relationships between the alcohol industry and university student sports clubs (USSCs).
Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with board members from 60 active USSCs in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.