https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:1925 Wed 11 Apr 2018 13:54:35 AEST ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:31168 14. This cut-point demonstrated a sensitivity of 66%, a specificity of 60%, a positive predictive value of 50%, and a negative predictive value of 75%. The MADRS performed slightly better for major depressive disorders compared to alcohol-induced depression. Items related to lassitude, concentration, and appetite slightly decreased the accuracy of the MADRS. Conclusions: The MADRS does not appear to be an appropriate substitute for a diagnostic tool among alcohol-dependent patients. The MADRS may, however, still be a useful screening tool assuming careful consideration of cut-points.]]> Wed 04 Sep 2019 10:05:19 AEST ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:17216 Tue 31 Jul 2018 15:53:15 AEST ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:43039 4 standard drinks on a single occasion), and (ii) the total number of alcoholic drinks consumed in the past year, adjusted for a range of potential child, parent, family, and peer covariates. Results: Fifty percent of adolescents reported alcohol use and 36% reported bingeing at wave 5 (mean age 16.9 years), and the mean age of initiation to alcohol use for drinkers was 15.1 years. Age of initiation was significantly associated with binge drinking and total quantity of alcohol consumed in unadjusted and adjusted models. Age of first drunkenness was associated with total quantity of alcohol consumed in unadjusted models but not adjusted models and was not associated with subsequent bingeing. Conclusions: Initiating alcohol use earlier in adolescence is associated with an increased risk of binge drinking and higher quantity of consumption in late secondary school, supporting an argument for delaying alcohol initiation for as long as possible to reduce the risk for problematic use in later adolescence and the alcohol-related harms that may accompany this use.]]> Thu 24 Aug 2023 09:26:02 AEST ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:49210 Sun 07 May 2023 09:29:54 AEST ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7463 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:38:46 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:12296 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:10:08 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:18204 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:04:43 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:21104 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:53:57 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:19158 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:52:20 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:21006 N = 1,823) were recruited in 3 states from Australian grade 7 classes. Multinomial logistic analyses compared adolescents who had only had a sip/taste of alcohol (sippers) with adolescents who had consumed at least a whole drink (drinkers) in the past 6 months. The multivariate model assessed a broad range of demographics, parenting practices, peer influences, and adolescent externalizing and internalizing behaviors, and controlled for school clustering. Results: Compared to drinkers, sippers were less likely to come from 1-parent households (odds ratio [OR] = 0.59, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.35 to 0.98); less likely to come from low-socioeconomic status (SES) households (OR = 0.54, 95% CI: 0.31 to 0.94); more likely to come from families where parents provide stricter alcohol-specific rules (OR = 1.21, 95% CI: 1.11 to 1.32), stricter monitoring of the child's activities (OR = 1.10, 95% CI: 1.04 to 1.16), more consistent parenting practices (OR = 1.13, 95% CI: 1.05 to 1.23), and more positive family relationships (OR = 1.56, 95% CI: 1.02 to 2.43); and report having fewer substance-using peers (OR = 0.80, 95% CI: 0.70 to 0.91) and greater peer disapproval of any substance use (OR = 1.30, 95% CI: 1.19 to 1.42). After adjustment for confounders, the associations with household composition and SES were no longer significant, but the familial and peer associations remained significant in the multivariate analysis, X²(40) = 1,493.06, p < 0.001. Conclusions: Sipping alcohol has different associations with known predictors of adolescent alcohol use than drinking whole beverages, and sipping may be a distinct or separable behavior. Future research should better define quantities of early consumption and assess the relationship between early sipping and drinking on long-term outcomes separately.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:50:38 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:26236 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:24:06 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:26237 sipping only, and drinking only. Results: Combining sipping and drinking into a single category, lifetime consumption was reported by 67.3% of the present sample. Distinguishing lifetime consumption by sipping and drinking: only 7.8% of adolescents had consumed a whole beverage; the remaining 59.6% had only sipped. Consumption of whole beverages was mostly limited to 1 to 2 drinks (84.2% of drinkers). Sipping and drinking were also infrequent: 78.2% of sipping and 60.4% of drinking, occurred less than monthly. Heavy episodic consumption was uncommon (1.2% of the sample). When other population studies were inspected, a clear trend for higher drinking rates were found in those studies where sipping was counted as drinking and vice versa. Conclusions: Consumption of whole beverages appears infrequent in early adolescence, as sipping, but not drinking, was common in our sample. Comparing the present data with international population consumption measures highlights the need to more precisely measure and report adolescent consumption, particularly in relation to sipping.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:24:04 AEDT ]]>