TY - JOUR
T1 - Recovery from Alcohol Use Disorder among Older Adults
T2 - A Scoping Review
AU - Kermel-Schiffman, Ile
AU - Afuta, May
AU - Zur, Amit
AU - Gavriel-Fried, Belle
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2023.
PY - 2023/5
Y1 - 2023/5
N2 - Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) among older people is under-diagnosed even though the population of older people is rising. Recovery from AUD among older people is a challenging process. A scoping review of the literature on recovery from AUD among older people was conducted to characterize the main topics in recovery. A systematic search was conducted in five databases: Psycinfo, Medline, CINHAL, WoS, and Embase from January 2000 to May 2021 using the PRISMA-ScR. Twenty-five studies met the inclusion criteria. The concept of recovery was defined in 20 studies, where the most frequent term was “abstinence.” 16 studies described treatment programs with different types of interventions. Six studies described specific programs for older people; five reported positive outcomes. Future studies should implement a broader definition of recovery that reflects the dimensions of the concept and refers to different age groups, to enable interdisciplinary professionals to develop holistic interventions.
AB - Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) among older people is under-diagnosed even though the population of older people is rising. Recovery from AUD among older people is a challenging process. A scoping review of the literature on recovery from AUD among older people was conducted to characterize the main topics in recovery. A systematic search was conducted in five databases: Psycinfo, Medline, CINHAL, WoS, and Embase from January 2000 to May 2021 using the PRISMA-ScR. Twenty-five studies met the inclusion criteria. The concept of recovery was defined in 20 studies, where the most frequent term was “abstinence.” 16 studies described treatment programs with different types of interventions. Six studies described specific programs for older people; five reported positive outcomes. Future studies should implement a broader definition of recovery that reflects the dimensions of the concept and refers to different age groups, to enable interdisciplinary professionals to develop holistic interventions.
KW - alcohol use disorder
KW - older adults
KW - recovery
KW - scoping review
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85145913265&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/07334648221149284
DO - 10.1177/07334648221149284
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C2 - 36609180
AN - SCOPUS:85145913265
SN - 0733-4648
VL - 42
SP - 1137
EP - 1150
JO - Journal of Applied Gerontology
JF - Journal of Applied Gerontology
IS - 5
ER -