Bertha Alicia Alonso Castillo

Stressful situations in life, use and abuse of alcohol and drugs by elderly in Monterrey, Mexico

This is a descriptive, qualitative, and correlation study with 112 elderly aged 60 years or older. This study aimed to identify differences in alcohol consumption according to gender and marital status, and differences in the consumption of medical drugs by gender. It also aims to determine differences in stressful life events by gender, and differences in stressful life events associated to alcohol and medical drugs use and abuse, as well as to know their perceptions on the most stressful life events they have experienced. The results showed significant differences in alcohol consumption by gender (U=154.0, p <0.01), in which the consumption was higher for men. It was reported that the medical drugs consumption (C2 =5.95, p <0.15) and life stress indexes (U=1038.5, p =0.10) are higher for women. The most stressful life events reported were: their health problems or those of their relatives, family and economic problems.This is a descriptive, qualitative, and correlation study with 112 elderly aged 60 years or older. This study aimed to identify differences in alcohol consumption according to gender and marital status, and differences in the consumption of medical drugs by gender. It also aims to determine differences in stressful life events by gender, and differences in stressful life events associated to alcohol and medical drugs use and abuse, as well as to know their perceptions on the most stressful life events they have experienced. The results showed significant differences in alcohol consumption by gender (U=154.0, p <0.01), in which the consumption was higher for men. It was reported that the medical drugs consumption (χ 2 =5.95, p <0.15) and life stress indexes (U=1038.5, p =0.10) are higher for women. The most stressful life events reported were: their health problems or those of their relatives, family and economic problems.

SITUACIONES DE LA VIDA ESTRESANTES, USO Y ABUSO DE ALCOHOL Y DROGAS EN ADULTOS MAYORES DE MONTERREY, MÉXICO

This is a descriptive, qualitative, and correlation study with 112 elderly aged 60 years or older. This study aimed to identify differences in alcohol consumption according to gender and marital status, and differences in the consumption of medical drugs by gender. It also aims to determine differences in stressful life events by gender, and differences in stressful life events associated to alcohol and medical drugs use and abuse, as well as to know their perceptions on the most stressful life events they have experienced. The results showed significant differences in alcohol consumption by gender (U=154.0, p <0.01), in which the consumption was higher for men. It was reported that the medical drugs consumption (C2 =5.95, p <0.15) and life stress indexes (U=1038.5, p =0.10) are higher for women. The most stressful life events reported were: their health problems or those of their relatives, family and economic problems.This is a descriptive, qualitative, and correlation study with 112 elderly aged 60 years or older. This study aimed to identify differences in alcohol consumption according to gender and marital status, and differences in the consumption of medical drugs by gender. It also aims to determine differences in stressful life events by gender, and differences in stressful life events associated to alcohol and medical drugs use and abuse, as well as to know their perceptions on the most stressful life events they have experienced. The results showed significant differences in alcohol consumption by gender (U=154.0, p <0.01), in which the consumption was higher for men. It was reported that the medical drugs consumption (χ 2 =5.95, p <0.15) and life stress indexes (U=1038.5, p =0.10) are higher for women. The most stressful life events reported were: their health problems or those of their relatives, family and economic problems.

Situações estressantes de vida, uso e abuso de álcool e drogas em idosos de Monterrey, México

This is a descriptive, qualitative, and correlation study with 112 elderly aged 60 years or older. This study aimed to identify differences in alcohol consumption according to gender and marital status, and differences in the consumption of medical drugs by gender. It also aims to determine differences in stressful life events by gender, and differences in stressful life events associated to alcohol and medical drugs use and abuse, as well as to know their perceptions on the most stressful life events they have experienced. The results showed significant differences in alcohol consumption by gender (U=154.0, p <0.01), in which the consumption was higher for men. It was reported that the medical drugs consumption (C2 =5.95, p <0.15) and life stress indexes (U=1038.5, p =0.10) are higher for women. The most stressful life events reported were: their health problems or those of their relatives, family and economic problems.This is a descriptive, qualitative, and correlation study with 112 elderly aged 60 years or older. This study aimed to identify differences in alcohol consumption according to gender and marital status, and differences in the consumption of medical drugs by gender. It also aims to determine differences in stressful life events by gender, and differences in stressful life events associated to alcohol and medical drugs use and abuse, as well as to know their perceptions on the most stressful life events they have experienced. The results showed significant differences in alcohol consumption by gender (U=154.0, p <0.01), in which the consumption was higher for men. It was reported that the medical drugs consumption (χ 2 =5.95, p <0.15) and life stress indexes (U=1038.5, p =0.10) are higher for women. The most stressful life events reported were: their health problems or those of their relatives, family and economic problems.

LA FAMILIA Y EL CONSUMO DE ALCOHOL EN ESTUDIANTES UNIVERSITARIOS

El consumo de alcohol constituye un problema de salud publica por la alta prevalencia del consumo, la mortalidad y trastornos mentales asociados a este, principalmente en los jovenes. Objetivo: Identificar la relacion e influencia de la historia familiar de consumo de alcohol sobre el consumo de alcohol en los estudiantes universitarios. Material y metodo: El estudio fue descriptivo, correlacional y predictivo. La poblacion fueron estudiantes universitarios. El muestreo fue aleatorio estratificado con asignacion proporcional al tamano del estrato. Dentro de cada estrato se empleo muestreo aleatorio por conglomerados unietapico. La muestra fueron 680 estudiantes universitarios, poder estadistico del 90%. Los instrumentos empleados fueron el Inventario de Historia Familiar de Consumo de Alcohol y Cuestionario de Identificacion de los Trastornos debidos al Consumo de Alcohol. Resultados: El presentar historia familiar de consumo de alcohol influye de una manera importante en el consumo de alcohol de los estudiantes (B = 0.080, p = 0.001). Conclusion: La historia familiar de consumo de alcohol influye en el consumo de alcohol de los estudiantes. Se propone un modelo predictivo, el cual en un futuro sirva para la creacion de intervenciones de enfermeria dirigidas a esta poblacion y sus familias.