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Abstract

Introduzione. E' in aumento l'abitudine fra adolescenti e giovani adulti di assumere bevande alcoliche miscelate a Energy Drink (AmED). I dati epidemiologici destano preoccupazione ma la consapevolezza del problema tra consumatori ed operatori sanitari è scarsa.

Obiettivo. Comparare gli effetti e i danni da consumo di AmED rispetto all'alcol. Metodi. Reperimento dei documenti attraverso l'interrogazione di sette database biomedici. Overview di revisioni sistematiche valutate per qualití  metodologica e rischio di bias rispettivamente con la checklist AMSTAR e lo strumento ROBIS con sintesi narrativa dei risultati.

Risultati. Sei revisioni sistematiche di bassa qualití  e alto rischio di bias hanno rispettato i criteri di inclusione. L'assunzione di AmED sembra determinare l'aumento dello stato di vigilanza, la riduzione della sedazione e possibili effetti a livello fisiologico; non si registrano effetti cognitivi o psicomotori significativamente diversi. Le prove a supporto di una minore percezione di intossicazione alcolica sono insufficienti; controverse sono quelle a favore di un aumento di assunzione di alcol o di comportamenti a rischio.

Discussione e Conclusioni. I risultati degli studi sperimentali, che a differenza dei non sperimentali potrebbero individuare una relazione di causa-effetto, sono spesso statisticamente non significativi e non conducono ad un consenso unanime sui differenti effetti/danni dei due modelli di consumo. Gli autori di tre revisioni dichiarano conflitti di interesse con un produttore di ED, sollevando il problema dell'influenza dell'industria nella ricerca. Le attuali prove sono insufficienti per confermare o confutare l'ipotesi che l'assunzione di AmED determini effetti/danni significativamente diversi rispetto all'alcol. Tuttavia la portata del fenomeno deve agire da impulso per ulteriori studi promossi da ricercatori indipendenti.

Parole chiave. Alcol, Energy Drink, overview, revisioni sistematiche

 

Consequences of alcohol consumption mixed with Energy Drink. Overview of systematic reviews

ABSTRACT

Introduction. The habit of teenagers and young adults to take alcoholic beverages mixed with Energy Drinks (AmED) is increasing. Epidemiological data are of concern but awareness of the problem between consumers and health workers is scarce.

Objective. To compare the effects and damages from consumption of AmED compared to alcohol.

Methods. Finding documents through the interrogation of seven biomedical databases. Overview of systematic reviews assessed for methodological quality and risk of bias respectively with the AMSTAR checklist and ROBIS tool with narrative synthesis of results.

Results. Six systematic reviews of low quality and high risk of bias met the inclusion criteria. The intake of AmED seems to determine the increase in state of vigilance, reduction of sedation and possible effects at physiological level; there are no significantly different cognitive or psychomotor effects. The evidence to support a lower perception of alcohol intoxication is insufficient; controversial are those in favour of an increase in alcohol intake or risky behavior.

Discussion and Conclusions. The results of experimental studies, which unlike non-experimental could identify a cause-effect relationship, are often statistically insignificant and do not lead to a unanimous consensus on the different effects/damages of two consumption patterns. The authors of three reviews declare conflicts of interest with an ED producer, raising the problem of industry's influence on research. The current evidence is insufficient to confirm or refute the hypothesis that intake of AmED results in significantly different effects/damage compared to alcohol. However, the magnitude of phenomenon must act as a push for further studies promoted by independent researchers.

Keywords. Alcohol, Energy Drink, overview, systematic reviews

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Re, L. G., & Lusignani, M. (2019). Conseguenze del consumo di alcol miscelato ad Energy Drink. Overview di revisioni sistematiche. PROFESSIONI INFERMIERISTICHE, 71(4). Recuperato da https://profinf.net/pro3/index.php/IN/article/view/566

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