Alcohol use and COVID-19: three-year impact for the Czech Republic

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Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/00216208:11110/25:10500572

Výsledek na webu

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.21101/cejph.a8410" target="_blank" >10.21101/cejph.a8410</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Alcohol use and COVID-19: three-year impact for the Czech Republic

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Objectives: The aim of the study was to describe alcohol consumption and its changes in the Czech Republic during the period of governmental restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. To this goal, an overview of the governmental measures that may have affected alcohol consumption was compiled from various sources (mostly media reports). Methods: The paper analyses three surveys where the group from Charles University, Prague, participated in design and execution: the European Study Group on Alcohol use and COVID-19 (ESAC) convenience online survey that (in Czechia) took place at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, in April through June 2020 (n = 1,434), a computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI) survey carried out in November 2021 (n = 790), and another CAWI survey carried out in November 2022 (n = 1,738). These are complemented by a brief overview of official data on alcohol sales between 2019 and 2021 in Czechia from two sources, Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic and the Nielsen IQ market research company. Results: Changes in alcohol use appeared to be distributed among the population unequally, when the pandemic influenced different population groups in a different way. In all three surveys, the majority of respondents reported no change in their drinking frequency or quantity. Decreases in alcohol use were more prevalent than increases. Most pronounced changes were detected in at-risk drinkers, who have increased their alcohol use. Official revenue data suggest a small reduction in total alcohol sales in 2019-2021. Conclusions: Our research results do not support the hypothesis that substantial and unexpected social and economic changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, along with corresponding measures, acted as stressors that would have caused the majority of people in Czechia changing their behaviour related to alcohol use; however, high-risk users increased their consumption.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Alcohol use and COVID-19: three-year impact for the Czech Republic

Popis výsledku anglicky

Objectives: The aim of the study was to describe alcohol consumption and its changes in the Czech Republic during the period of governmental restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. To this goal, an overview of the governmental measures that may have affected alcohol consumption was compiled from various sources (mostly media reports). Methods: The paper analyses three surveys where the group from Charles University, Prague, participated in design and execution: the European Study Group on Alcohol use and COVID-19 (ESAC) convenience online survey that (in Czechia) took place at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, in April through June 2020 (n = 1,434), a computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI) survey carried out in November 2021 (n = 790), and another CAWI survey carried out in November 2022 (n = 1,738). These are complemented by a brief overview of official data on alcohol sales between 2019 and 2021 in Czechia from two sources, Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic and the Nielsen IQ market research company. Results: Changes in alcohol use appeared to be distributed among the population unequally, when the pandemic influenced different population groups in a different way. In all three surveys, the majority of respondents reported no change in their drinking frequency or quantity. Decreases in alcohol use were more prevalent than increases. Most pronounced changes were detected in at-risk drinkers, who have increased their alcohol use. Official revenue data suggest a small reduction in total alcohol sales in 2019-2021. Conclusions: Our research results do not support the hypothesis that substantial and unexpected social and economic changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, along with corresponding measures, acted as stressors that would have caused the majority of people in Czechia changing their behaviour related to alcohol use; however, high-risk users increased their consumption.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

30312 - Substance abuse

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Central European Journal of Public Health

ISSN

1210-7778

e-ISSN

1803-1048

Svazek periodika

33

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

CZ - Česká republika

Počet stran výsledku

10

Strana od-do

122-131

Kód UT WoS článku

001555988900007

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105010782150