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dc.contributor.authorLovatt, Melanieen_UK
dc.contributor.authorEadie, Douglasen_UK
dc.contributor.authorMeier, Petraen_UK
dc.contributor.authorLi, Jessicaen_UK
dc.contributor.authorBauld, Lindaen_UK
dc.contributor.authorHastings, Gerarden_UK
dc.contributor.authorHolmes, Johnen_UK
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-06T04:27:33Z-
dc.date.available2016-09-06T04:27:33Z-
dc.date.issued2015-12en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/23199-
dc.description.abstractAims  To explore how the concept of lay epidemiology can enhance understandings of how drinkers make sense of current UK drinking guidelines.  Methods  Qualitative study using 12 focus groups in four sites in northern England and four sites in central Scotland. Participants were 66 male and female drinkers, aged between 19 and 65 years, of different socio-economic backgrounds. Data were analysed thematically using a conceptual framework of lay epidemiology.  Results  Current drinking guidelines were perceived as having little relevance to participants' drinking behaviours and were generally disregarded. Daily guidelines were seen as irrelevant by drinkers whose drinking patterns comprised heavy weekend drinking. The amounts given in the guidelines were seen as unrealistic for those motivated to drink for intoxication, and participants measured alcohol intake in numbers of drinks or containers rather than units. Participants reported moderating their drinking, but this was out of a desire to fulfil work and family responsibilities, rather than concerns for their own health. The current Australian and Canadian guidelines were preferred to UK guidelines, as they were seen to address many of the above problems.  Conclusions  Drinking guidelines derived from, and framed within, solely epidemiological paradigms lack relevance for adult drinkers who monitor and moderate their alcohol intake according to their own knowledge and risk perceptions derived primarily from experience. Insights from lay epidemiology into how drinkers regulate and monitor their drinking should be used in the construction of drinking guidelines to enhance their credibility and efficacy.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell for Society for the Study of Addictionen_UK
dc.relationLovatt M, Eadie D, Meier P, Li J, Bauld L, Hastings G & Holmes J (2015) Lay epidemiology and the interpretation of low-risk drinking guidelines by adults in the United Kingdom. Addiction, 110 (12), pp. 1912-1919. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.13072en_UK
dc.rights© 2015 The Authors. Addiction published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society for the Study of Addiction. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.en_UK
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_UK
dc.subjectAlcoholen_UK
dc.subjectdrinking practicesen_UK
dc.subjectdrinking guidelinesen_UK
dc.subjectlay epidemiologyen_UK
dc.subjectqualitativeen_UK
dc.subjectunitsen_UK
dc.titleLay epidemiology and the interpretation of low-risk drinking guidelines by adults in the United Kingdomen_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/add.13072en_UK
dc.identifier.pmid26212155en_UK
dc.citation.jtitleAddictionen_UK
dc.citation.issn1360-0443en_UK
dc.citation.issn0965-2140en_UK
dc.citation.volume110en_UK
dc.citation.issue12en_UK
dc.citation.spage1912en_UK
dc.citation.epage1919en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusVoR - Version of Recorden_UK
dc.contributor.funderMedical Research Councilen_UK
dc.author.emaildouglas.eadie@stir.ac.uken_UK
dc.citation.date25/07/2015en_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationSociology, Social Policy & Criminologyen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationInstitute for Social Marketingen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Sheffielden_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Sheffielden_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationInstitute for Social Marketingen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationInstitute for Social Marketingen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Sheffielden_UK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000364868900006en_UK
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-84947018330en_UK
dc.identifier.wtid571442en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-0185-6199en_UK
dc.date.accepted2015-07-22en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2015-07-22en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2016-05-17en_UK
dc.relation.funderprojectAlcohol Policy Interventions in Scotland and England: APISEen_UK
dc.relation.funderrefMR/J000523/1en_UK
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local.rioxx.authorEadie, Douglas|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorMeier, Petra|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorLi, Jessica|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorBauld, Linda|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorHastings, Gerard|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorHolmes, John|en_UK
local.rioxx.projectMR/J000523/1|Medical Research Council|http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000265en_UK
local.rioxx.freetoreaddate2016-05-17en_UK
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