UNASSIGNED: Estimates suggest 30% of adults report the highest levels of loneliness. Though @entity1 are more likely than @entity1 to use illicit substances and engage in heavy drinking, the prevalence of substance use in @entity1 is growing and their escalation toward @entity734 occurs more rapidly. Loneliness and substance use have greater relevance within the @entity645 + population, with higher rates of substance misuse than the general population. However, the association between loneliness and substance use within @entity645 + individuals remains understudied. The purpose of the present study was to test the hypothesis that there would be an association between loneliness and substance moderated by gender in @entity645 + older adults. A cross-sectional study was conducted between October 2013 and January 2014. Study @entity1 included 96 @entity645 -positive Black/African American @entity1 and @entity1 recruited through the University of Florida Center for @entity645 / @entity791 Research, Education and Service (UF CARES) in Jacksonville, Florida. @entity1 completed an interviewer-administered assessment examining mental and behavioral health. Pearson correlations examined associations between loneliness and substance use. Binary logistic regression analyses stratified by gender examined the association between loneliness and substance use while controlling for covariates. Among @entity1 , loneliness was associated with illicit drug use, AOR   =   3.37, 95% CI: 1.23-9.21, p   =   .018 and heavy drinking, AOR   =   2.47, 95% CI: 1.07-5.71, p   =   .033. No significant associations were found between loneliness and illicit drug use, and heavy drinking in @entity1 . Substance use among @entity1 in this population may be linked to loneliness. Interventions should be gender specific. Further research into this association is necessary as it will likely have important clinical implications for this population.

Loneliness and substance use: the influence of gender among XXXX + Black/African American adults 50.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'women', 'Participants', 'men'] @entity791 :: ('MESH:D000163', 'Disease') :: ['AIDS'] @entity734 :: ('MESH:D019966', 'Disease') :: ['dependence'] @entity645 :: ('57667', 'Species') :: ['HIV']
@entity645 :: (57667,Species) :: ['HIV']
