The Role of Breathalyzer Test for Understanding Drinkers' Patterns and Behaviors: A Study Conducted in Porto Party Settings

Autor/inn/en	Carvalho, Helena M.; Pires, Cristiana Vale; López-Guerrero, Jose; Pinto, Marta
Titel	The Role of Breathalyzer Test for Understanding Drinkers' Patterns and Behaviors: A Study Conducted in Porto Party Settings
Quelle	In: Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 63 (2019) 1, S.26-49 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0090-1482
Schlagwörter	Role; Diagnostic Tests; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Correlation; Biochemistry; Drinking; Alcohol Abuse; Intervention; Motor Vehicles; Traffic Safety; Knowledge Level; Prevention; Outreach Programs; Health Behavior; Foreign Countries; Portugal + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rollen; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Korrelation; Biochemie; Trinken; Motor vehicle; Kraftwagen; Wissensbasis; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Jobcoaching; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Ausland
Abstract	This study explores the relevance of the breathalyzer test as a harm reduction tool in outreach interventions implemented in nightlife environments. Specifically, it analyzes (i) gender and age differences on Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC); (ii) the association between BAC levels and expected effects and (iii) the relationship between BAC levels and intentional behavior in a driving and non-driving sample. It was conducted for a two-month period during an outreach intervention implemented in one of the most important Portuguese nightlife districts - Movida at Porto. Real time data concerning sociodemographic dimensions and BAC were collected. Gender differences were found both on subjective and objective measures of alcohol ingestion. Participants with BAC levels below 0.5 g/l tend to overestimate their expected BAC levels, while those with BAC levels over 0.8g/l seem to underestimate them. Partygoers that did not intend to drive had higher alcoholic rates, compared to the ones that intended to continue to drink throughout the night. Breathalyzer tests can be performed to improve knowledge regarding the phenomenon of alcohol use; namely, drinking patterns in nightlife environments, gender-related differences, alcohol estimation bias and collective consciousness on alcohol-related harms. Implications of the study will be discussed considering harm-reduction interventions on nightlife environments. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01