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The Impact of Binge Drinking among Brazilian University Students on Mental Health and Quality of Life: A Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Study
Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing at Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing at Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing at Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing at Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing at Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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School of Nursing, Institute of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing at Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
1 Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing at Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
2 Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing at Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
3 Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing at Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
4 Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing at Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
5 Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing at Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
6 School of Nursing, Institute of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
7 Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing at Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Background : The restrictive lockdown measures that were introduced as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic imposed constraints that affected university students’ drinking habits and mental health. Methods : The current study evaluated the rate of binge drinking among university students as they returned to normal life post-lockdown and whether binge drinking affected their mental health and quality of life. A cross-sectional study included 1382 university students (18 - 24 years) of one private Southwestern university in Brazil. Alcohol Use Disorders Identification, the Beck Depression Inventory-II, and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief were used. Data were collected after the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown period (from October 2021 to May 2022). Results : 52.6% of the students reported binge drinking, and 35.6% reported symptoms of depression. Binge drinkers were 1.41 times more likely to experience depressive symptoms when compared with non-binge drinkers, and binge drinking was a risk factor for lower quality of life in all three domains (physical, psychological and environmental). Conclusion : Our study highlights an increased prevalence of binge drinking in university students after the pandemic lockdown. The rise in binge drinking rates was linked to depressive symptoms and worsening of quality of life.
KeywordsBinge DrinkingCOVID-19Quality of LifeDepressionPrevalenceUniversity Students
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