The Association of Lifetime and Deployment-Acquired Traumatic Brain Injury With Postdeployment Binge and Heavy Drinking.
J Head Trauma Rehabil
; 35(1): 27-36, 2020.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate associations of lifetime traumatic brain injury (LT-TBI) prior to an index deployment, and/or deployment-acquired TBI (DA-TBI), with postdeployment binge and heavy drinking.SETTING:
Soldiers from 3 Brigade Combat Teams deployed to Afghanistan in 2012.PARTICIPANTS:
A total of 4645 soldiers who participated in the Army STARRS Pre/Post Deployment Study and completed 4 assessments T0 (1-2 months predeployment), T1 (upon return to United States), T2 (3 months postdeployment), and T3 (9 months postdeployment).DESIGN:
Prospective, longitudinal study controlling for baseline binge drinking. MAINMEASURES:
Self-reported past month binge drinking (5+ alcoholic beverages on the same day) and past month heavy drinking (binge drinking at least weekly) at T2 and T3.RESULTS:
In total, 34.3% screened positive for LT-TBI, and 19.2% screened positive for DA-TBI. At T2 only, LT-TBI, but not DA-TBI, was associated with increased odds of binge drinking (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 1.39, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.20-1.60, P < .001) and heavy drinking (AOR = 1.28, 95% CI 1.09-1.49, P = .007). Among the subgroup with LT-TBI, also having DA-TBI was associated with increased risk of heavy drinking at T3 (AOR = 1.42, 95% CI 1.03-1.95, P = .047).CONCLUSION:
Routine screening for LT-TBI may help target efforts to prevent alcohol misuse among military members.
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Asunto principal:
Consumo Excesivo de Bebidas Alcohólicas
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Lesiones Traumáticas del Encéfalo
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Despliegue Militar
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Personal Militar
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Año:
2020
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