Loneliness among UK Veterans: Associations with quality of life, alcohol misuse, and perceptions of partner drinking

IF 0.7 Q4 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health Pub Date : 2023-09-06 DOI:10.3138/jmvfh-2023-0009

C. Williamson, A. Wickersham, Marie-Louise Sharp, Danielle Dryden, Amos Simms, N. T. Fear, Dominic Murphy, Laura Goodwin, D. Leightley

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LAY SUMMARY Loneliness occurs when there is a difference between the number and the quality of the social relationships people have and the ones they want. Research shows loneliness is negatively associated with quality of life and alcohol misuse; two common issues for military Veterans. Loneliness can also be affected by partner drinking, particularly if it does not match Veterans’ drinking behaviour. This study explored 1) the relationship between loneliness, quality of life, and alcohol misuse, and 2) the relationship between loneliness and perceived partner drinking among a sample of treatment-seeking UK military Veterans. In total, 163 treatment-seeking UK Veterans completed a survey via a smartphone application, DrinksRation, which included questions about their health and well-being. A large percentage of the sample reported loneliness (66%). This study found lonely treatment-seeking Veterans had poorer quality of life and higher alcohol misuse than non-lonely Veterans.

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英国退伍军人的孤独感:与生活质量、酒精滥用和对伴侣饮酒的看法有关

当人们拥有的社会关系的数量和质量与他们想要的社会关系存在差异时，就会产生孤独感。研究表明，孤独与生活质量和酒精滥用呈负相关;这是退伍军人的两个常见问题。孤独也会受到伴侣饮酒的影响，尤其是如果伴侣与退伍军人的饮酒行为不一致的话。本研究以寻求治疗的英国退伍军人为样本，探讨1)孤独感、生活质量和酒精滥用之间的关系;2)孤独感和感知伴侣饮酒之间的关系。163名寻求治疗的英国退伍军人通过智能手机应用程序drinksation完成了一项调查，其中包括有关他们健康和幸福的问题。很大比例的样本报告孤独(66%)。这项研究发现，寻求孤独治疗的退伍军人比不孤独的退伍军人生活质量更差，酒精滥用率更高。

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Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health Medicine-Medicine (all)

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1.60

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11.10%

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