A preocupação com o uso do álcool entre universitários é evidente em várias partes do mundo. Diversos estudos mostram que o uso e abuso dessa substância vêm aumentando em ritmo acelerado. Nesse contexto, o presente estudo tem como objetivo identificar o padrão de consumo de álcool e suas conseqüências entre universitários da área de saúde de uma Faculdade privada do interior do estado de São Paulo. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo e exploratório com uma amostra de 1007 estudantes universitários. Para a coleta de dados, utilizou-se um questionário auto-aplicável, contendo três partes: a primeira referente aos dados sóciodemográficos, a segunda refere-se ao padrão de consumo de álcool e a terceira refere-se aos problemas vivenciados por essa população após beber. Entre os resultados estão que a maioria dos estudantes pertence ao sexo feminino 84%, estado civil solteiro 85,1%, com idade entre 18 e 25 anos 79%, provenientes de outras cidades 62,6% e 60,0% referiram não trabalhar. A maioria dos estudantes pertence ao curso de enfermagem 24,2% e em relação ao ano do curso, 30,3% são calouros. Quanto à moradia, 75,1% referiram morar com a família. No que se refere ao tipo de religião 64% afirmaram ser católicos e 67% referem que a religião é muito importante em suas vidas. Em relação ao consumo de álcool, 64% fazem uso de baixo risco, incluindo os abstêmios 11%, enquanto que 20% são bebedores de risco moderado e 5% bebedores de alto risco. A análise de associação demonstrou que o consumo de álcool é maior entre o gênero masculino, na faixa etária entre 18 e 25 anos, entre os casados, entre aqueles que tiram notas baixas em relação à média, entre os que moram sem a família, e entre aqueles que não pertencem a nenhum tipo de religião. O aparecimento de náuseas, vômito e ressaca, o fato de dirigir após beber ou dirigir bebendo, perder aulas por estar passando mal, ?matar aulas? após beber demais, apresentar problemas com a lei ou com a administração da faculdade por beber, tirar notas baixas, a freqüência que fuma, ser criticado por beber, brigar após beber ou ainda apresentar qualquer tipo de comportamento negativo por beber, foi encontrado com maior freqüência entre os universitários que apresentaram um maior consumo de álcool. A bebida de maior consumo foi a cerveja. Esses resultados nos evidenciam a importância do planejamento de estratégias de cunho preventivo no âmbito universitário, na tentativa de detectar precocemente aqueles com potencial para o abuso e possíveis problemas relacionados ao consumo dessa substância. / The worry about the alcohol use among college students is evident in several parts of the world. Many studies show that the use and abuse of this substance is increasing in accelerated rate. In this context, this study has as purpose identifying the standard of alcohol consumption and its consequences among health area college students from a Sao Paulo State private college. It?s a descriptive and explorative study with a 1007 college students? sample. For the data collect, it was used a self-applicable questionnaire that contains three parts: the first regarding the social demography data, the second refers to the standard of alcohol consumption and the third refers to the problems lived by this population after drinking. Among the results the most part of the students belongs to the female sex 84%, single 85,1%, age between 18 and 25 years old 79%; other cities provenance 62,6% and 60% referred that they don?t work. The most part of the students belongs to the Nursing course 24,2% and in relation to the course year, 30,3% are undergraduates. As for the residence, 75,1% referred to live with the family. According to the kind of religion 64% are Catholics and 67% referred that the religion is very important in their lives. In relation to the alcohol consumption, 64% are low risk users, including the teetotaler 11%, while 20% are moderate risk drinkers and 5% high risk drinkers. The association analysis showed that the alcohol consumption is larger among male gender, age group between 18 and 25 years old, married people, those who get low grades in relation to the average, who live without the family, and those who don\'t\' belong to any kind of religion. The nausea, vomit and hangover appearance, the fact of drive after drinking or to drive drinking, to lose classes after drinking too much, to have problems with the law or with the college administration for drinking, to get low grades, the often that smokes, being criticized for drink, to fight after drinking or to show any kind of negative behavior for drink, it was found with larger frequency among the college students who showed a larger alcohol consumption. The most consummated beverage was the beer. These results show us the importance of preventive strategies planning in the college scope at the attempt to detect prematurely those students with potential for the abuse and possible problems related to the consumption of this substance.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2006. / The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file viewed on (February 21, 2007) Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (D. Min.)--Denver Conservative Baptist Seminary, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 313-330).

Thesis (M.S.)--Eastern Illinois University, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 46-51).

Objective: The review aims to evaluate associations of occasional and moderate drinking with cardiovascular diseases (CVD), specifically to compare results for occasional and moderate drinking, as moderate drinking is widely investigated while occasional drinking is relatively understudied and can potentially inform whether alcohol is causally related to CVD. Methods: A systematic review was conducted by searching for observational and interventional studies from three databases (ScienceDirect, Ebscohost, and PubMed) for alcohol consumption and its association with cardiovascular health. Online internet sources were also used for more supplementary research in this literature review. Patient-oriented outcomes, primarily on heart diseases, including cardiovascular heart disease, myocardial infarction, and coronary heart disease, were extracted from all study groups. Results: Fifteen studies were included, most of which were conducted in the United States of America (9 studies). Generally, moderate alcohol consumption is associated with a reduction in CVD risks, including extensive coronary calcification, sudden cardiac death, congestive heart failure, acute coronary syndrome, ischemic heart disease. Studies also suggests that alcohol may be associated with better endothelial function and lower systolic blood pressure Current occasional alcohol use is found to be associated lower IHD mortality in men, but is not related to IHD mortality in women. Conclusion: We found consistent evidence of protective association of moderate alcohol consumption against cardio-mortality and CVD, while occasional alcohol consumption has relatively less protection against CHD deaths. Such associations were only found in studies with living controls. Only a small number of studies have studied occasional drinking, in relation to cardiovascular health. Further studies that specifically examine occasional drinking, are needed. If the biological effects of occasional drinking towards CVD are limited, then occasional drinking may indicate the magnitude of residual and unobserved confounding in the association with cardiovascular health. This will in turn inform alcohol-related policies such as alcohol duties and minimum alcohol pricing. / published_or_final_version / Public Health / Master / Master of Public Health

The present research examined the impact of two dimensions of friends' and parents' influence (relationship quality and deviance) on adolescent deviance. Friends' deviance is a consistent correlate of adolescent deviance, yet the quality of the friendship within which deviance occurs has not been assumed to have any bearing on its incidence. The development of egalitarian relationships at adolescence is theorized to promote social and emotional maturity, qualities that could inhibit deviance. This research examined whether the quality of friendships inhibits adolescent deviance and also whether it modifies the expected association between adolescents' and friends' deviance. The quality of parent-adolescent relations is consistently linked to adolescent deviance, but is considerably less influential if contrasted to friends' deviance. This research sought to determine whether the quality of parent-adolescent relationships modifies the expected correlation between adolescents' and friends' deviance and whether the effect holds if parents themselves are deviant. Subjects were assessed in Grade 7 (N = 173) for general deviance and again in Grade 10 (N = 167) for alcohol use. A subsample of 131 were analyzed for long-term effects. In all analyses, friends' deviance, as expected, emerged as the most significant correlate of adolescent deviance, particularly for males. The quality of friendship was not found to be related to deviance at Grade 7, but was associated with lower drinking at Grade 10 for adolescents who had drinking friends. Additionally, longitudinal analyses showed that adolescents who had deviant friends at Grade 7 and whose friendships were of poor quality were at risk for later drinking. The quality of parent-adolescent relations modified the effect of deviant friends for females at Grade 7, but did not predict drinking at Grade 10. High quality parent-adolescent relations at Grade 10, however, increased the likelihood that adolescents would imitate par

Thesis (M.A.)--Kutztown University. / Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-06, page: 2775. Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 50-52).

Thesis (M.S.)--Naval Postgraduate School, 2006. / "June 2006." Includes abstract. DTIC report no.: ADA451315. Author was part of NPS's company officers program and was stationed at the Naval Academy while doing the research for this thesis Includes bibliographical references (p. 113 - 115). Full text available online from DTIC and USNA LEAD theses database.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2008. / The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on September 5, 2008) Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 1993. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 34-35).