Energy drink consumption and its relationship to alcohol use disorders and impulsiveness in health sciences students in Turkey
Meltem Kurtuncu, Aylin Kurt
article (Uluslararası, Hakemli) | Yazar(lar): Meltem Kurtuncu, Aylin Kurt | Yıl: 2022 — Özet: Purpose We aimed to examine energy drink (ED) consumption and its relationship to alcohol use disorders and impulsiveness in health sciences students.
Design and Methods This cross-sectional research was conducted with 1202 h
Purpose We aimed to examine energy drink (ED) consumption and its relationship to alcohol use disorders and impulsiveness in health sciences students.
Design and Methods This cross-sectional research was conducted with 1202 health sciences students. Data collection tools were "Energy Drink Consumption Form," "Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)," and "Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-11 (BIS-11)."
Findings Of the students, 30.6% who used EDs reported doing so in the past year. AUDIT and BIS-11 scores of students with high ED consumption were higher than those with less ED consumption and who do not consume at all (p < 0.05).
Practice Implications Education of students in departments of health should include EDs and their drawbacks as part of nutrition or health coursework.