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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812393603321

Titolo

Annual review of nursing research . Volume 23 Alcohol use, misuse, abuse and dependence [[electronic resource] /] / Joanne Sabol Stevenson, Marilyn Sawyer Sommers, volume editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, c2006

ISBN

1-281-81340-0

9786611813406

0-8261-4129-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (422 p.)

Collana

Annual review of nursing research ; ; v. 23, 2005

Altri autori (Persone)

StevensonJoanne S

SommersMarilyn Sawyer

Disciplina

610.73

610.73/072

Soggetti

Nursing - Research - United States

Nursing - Practice

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographies and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Preface; Part I: Perspectives on Alcohol Use Research and Measurement Issues; 1. The Case for Alcohol Research as a Focus of Study by Nurse Researchers; 2. Measurement of Alcohol Consumption: Issues and Challenges; 3. Moderate Drinking and Cardiovascular Disease; Part II: Research on Alcohol Use, Misuse, Abuse, and Dependence through the Life Span; 4. Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy; 5. Alcohol, Children, and Adolescents; 6. College Students' Alcohol Use: A Critical Review; 7. Alcohol Misuse, Abuse, and Addiction in Young and Middle Adulthood

8. Alcohol Use, Misuse, Abuse, and Dependence in Later AdulthoodPart III: Alcohol Challenges in Selected Populations and Situations; 9. Alcohol Use and Alcohol-Related Problems Among Lesbians and Gay Men; 10. Alcohol and Risky Behaviors; Part IV: Alcohol Intervention Research; 11. Alcohol Brief Interventions; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Contents of Previous Volumes

Sommario/riassunto

Designated a Doody's Core Title!. This volume brings together, for the first time, all the research on alcohol use that is relevant to nursing



practice. Alcohol plays a major role in health care problems, which affects nursing practice from obstetrics to geriatrics. It also may have some significant health benefits, when used in moderation. This book reviews the research on both detrimental and beneficial effects, throughout the lifespan. As in all the Annual Reviews, leading nurse researchers provide students, researchers, and clinicians with the foundations for evidence-based practice and fu