Curtin University Homepage
  • Library
  • Help
    • Admin

    espace - Curtin’s institutional repository

    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.
    View Item 
    • espace Home
    • espace
    • Curtin Research Publications
    • View Item
    • espace Home
    • espace
    • Curtin Research Publications
    • View Item

    Measuring time spent caring for drinkers and their dependents

    Access Status
    Fulltext not available
    Authors
    Jiang, H.
    Callinan, S.
    Laslett, Anne-Marie
    Room, R.
    Date
    2017
    Type
    Journal Article
    
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Citation
    Jiang, H. and Callinan, S. and Laslett, A. and Room, R. 2017. Measuring time spent caring for drinkers and their dependents. Alcohol and Alcoholism. 52 (1): pp. 112-118.
    Source Title
    Alcohol and Alcoholism
    DOI
    10.1093/alcalc/agw070
    School
    National Drug Research Institute (NDRI)
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/49894
    Collection
    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Aims: To quantify the extent of time spent by family and friends caring for drinkers and their dependents, to estimate the cost of this time and to measure which factors predict time spent caring. Methods: Data are from a nationwide Alcohol's Harm to Others Survey of 2649 Australians, in which 778 respondents reported they were harmed by a known drinker. Time spent on four caring activities was self-reported by these respondents and tallied to estimate how many hours they spent caring for the drinker, the drinker's children or other dependents. Bivariate and multivariate linear regression models were employed to examine factors predicting time spent caring. Results: Respondents who reported they were harmed by a drinker they knew had spent on average 32 h caring for this drinker and their dependents in the past 12 months. Applying these figures to the Australian population, but discounting by 90% because this time may be seen be a voluntary demonstration of connection, an annual cost of caring in 2008 would amount to AU$250 million. A significant positive association was found between time spent caring and the drinking level and drinking frequency of the heavy drinking other person.Conclusion: Caring for drinking family members, friends, co-workers and a drinker's dependents can be a substantial burden. Policy approaches that reduce population drinking and individual risky drinking levels are potential means to reduce the burden of caring due to others' drinking.

    Related items

    Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.

    • Correlates of caring for the drinkers and others among those harmed by another's drinking
      Jiang, H.; Callinan, S.; Laslett, Anne-Marie; Room, R. (2015)
      Introduction and Aims: This study identifies the correlates of caring for harmful drinkers and others, and examines how caring for that person impacts on respondents' well-being and use of services. Design and Methods: ...
    • A digital intervention addressing alcohol use problems (the “DayBreak” program): Quasi-experimental randomized controlled trial
      Tait, Robert ; Castro, R.P.; Kirkman, J.J.L.; Moore, J.C.; Schaub, M.P. (2019)
      ©Robert J Tait, Raquel Paz Castro, Jessica Jane Louise Kirkman, Jamie Christopher Moore, Michael P Schaub. Background: Alcohol use is prevalent in many societies and has major adverse impacts on health, but the availability ...
    • Trend in alcohol use in Australia over 13 years: has there been a trend reversal?
      Chan, G.; Leung, J.; Quinn, C.; Connor, J.; Hides, L.; Gullo, M.; Alati, Rosa; Weier, M.; Kelly, A.; Hall, W. (2016)
      © 2016 The Author(s). Background: Skog's collectivity theory of alcohol consumption predicted that changes in alcohol consumption would synchronize across all types of drinkers in a population. The aim of this paper is ...
    Advanced search

    Browse

    Communities & CollectionsIssue DateAuthorTitleSubjectDocument TypeThis CollectionIssue DateAuthorTitleSubjectDocument Type

    My Account

    Admin

    Statistics

    Most Popular ItemsStatistics by CountryMost Popular Authors

    Follow Curtin

    • 
    • 
    • 
    • 
    • 

    CRICOS Provider Code: 00301JABN: 99 143 842 569TEQSA: PRV12158

    Copyright | Disclaimer | Privacy statement | Accessibility

    Curtin would like to pay respect to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members of our community by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which the Perth campus is located, the Whadjuk people of the Nyungar Nation; and on our Kalgoorlie campus, the Wongutha people of the North-Eastern Goldfields.