A Systematic Review on Alcohol Consumption among Non-Religious and Religious Adults.

Research has suggested that religiosity is a protective factor in alcohol use, but this is an area that could be further explored. To undertake a systematic review of the literature on drinking patterns and their relationship with religiosity and non-religiosity in adult populations. We searched for relevant studies using the PubMed, LILACS, Web of Science, Scopus, and Psych-INFO databases.

Brief interventions for alcohol use disorders in low- and middle-income countries: barriers and potential solutions.

Global alcohol consumption and harmful use of alcohol is projected to increase in the coming decades, and most of the increase will occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs); which calls for cost-effective measures to reduce alcohol exposure in these countries. One such evidence based measure is screening and brief intervention (BI) for alcohol problems. Some of the characteristics of BI make them a particularly appealing choice of interventions in low-resource settings.

Late-life drinking and smoking in primary care users in Brazil.

To estimate the prevalence of at-risk drinking and smoking and associated factors among older adults in primary care in Brazil. A cross-sectional study carried out in seven primary care units with 503 older adults (60+), in a city in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. At-risk drinking was defined by AUDIT-C and by consumption of units per week.

Alcohol consumption among older adults: Findings from the ELSI-Brazil study.

Objectives: This study estimates the national prevalence of drinking patterns (current, heavy, and binge) and the associated factors, among older Brazilians.

Design: Cross-sectional study using survey data from ELSI-Brazil (2015-2016).

Setting/participants: A total of 7839 adults aged 50 years or older.

Brief interventions for older adults (BIO) delivered by non-specialist community health workers to reduce at-risk drinking in primary care: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Introduction: Evidence suggests that brief interventions are effective in reducing alcohol consumption among older adults. However, the effectiveness of these interventions when delivered by community health workers (non-specialists) in a primary healthcare setting is unknown. To our knowledge, this will be the first randomised trial to examine this.

Effectiveness of psychosocial care in school continuity of adolescents in social vulnerability.

Objective: to study the effectiveness of a psychosocial care program in school continuity of adolescents in social vulnerability.

Methods: this was a retrospective cohort study involving 200 adolescents assisted in a multidisciplinary intervention program with harm reduction approach, from 2007 to 2012; the intervention effect was assessed using Poisson regression models.

Results: 200 adolescents were included in the program; 116 of them continued and 84 dropped it; 74.