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Developing a Prevention Model of Alcohol Use Disorder for Pacific Islander Young Adults

  • Funded by National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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Grant number: 3R21AA026689-02S1

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    2018
    2021

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $89,910

  • Funder

    National Institutes of Health (NIH)

  • Principal Investigator

    Andrew Makoto Subica

  • Research Location

    United States of America

  • Lead Research Institution

    University Of California-Riverside

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Policies for public health, disease control & community resilience

  • Research Subcategory

    Community engagement

  • Special Interest Tags

    Data Management and Data Sharing

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Adults (18 and older)

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

Abstract This administrative supplement proposes to re-survey Pacific Islander young adults from our parent R21 tounderstand their unique alcohol risks and harms during, and in response to, the COVID-19 pandemic.Specifically, we will survey 18-30-year old young adult participants in two large Pacific Islander communitiesthat have been deeply affected by the COVID-19 crisis: Samoans in Los Angeles County and Marshallese inNorthwest Arkansas. In prior R21 data collected from these participants, we determined that Pacific Islander young adults are atexceptional risk for alcohol misuse and related harms with an alarming 56% of participants screening positivefor hazardous drinking, 49% for alcohol use disorder, and 40% experiencing significant alcohol-related harms.It is in this context of elevated alcohol burden and high-risk drinking that community concern has emergedregarding the potential negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Pacific Islander young adults' alcohol-related behaviors and health outcomes; as many work in high-risk settings such as meat-packing factories-the number one source of COVID-19 outbreaks in the U.S. The specific goals of this research are to (1) assess Pacific Islander young adults' COVID-19-relatedknowledge and risk of exposure, and (2) re-assess their alcohol use, misuse, comorbid substance use, andalcohol-related harms. Using remote survey methods designed to assess substance use in Pacific Islandercommunity populations, the information gathered in this study will allow us to explore participants' datalongitudinally to understand the scope of Pacific Islanders' exposure to COVID-19-related (1) healthchallenges, and (2) changes in Pacific Islanders' alcohol use and associated harms. The findings of this studywill be disseminated to Pacific Islander stakeholders and response teams to support ongoing communityefforts to increase public awareness of Pacific Islander health disparities during this urgent health crisis.