title: Good practices for the prevention of alcohol harmful use amongst the elderly in Europe, the VINTAGE project.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There is a lack of information about initiatives aimed at preventing the harmful effects of alcohol amongst the elderly.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  One of the objectives of the VINTAGE study was to collect the initiatives carried out in Europe and review the published grey literature about this topic.
  
  
  METHODS
  Email-based survey addressed to researchers, professionals and policymakers, and internet search of grey literature.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Three hundred nine contacts were finally made, and 21 of the 36 collected initiatives were considered as useful in preventing the harmful use of alcohol amongst the elderly. Out of the about 2900 references identified 96 were classified as relevant.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Despite a growing interest, alcohol use in the elderly is not yet perceived as a major issue for prevention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health, Program on Substance Abuse, Generalitat de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Palacio-Vieira
authors.forename: Lidia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Segura
authors.forename: Antoni
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gual
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Colom
authors.forename: Salme
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahlström
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Radoš Krnel
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McNeill
authors.forename: Hana
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sovinova
authors.forename: Emanuele
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Scafato
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants / Q000009:adverse effects; D003625:Data Collection; D000431:Ethanol / Q000009:adverse effects; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants; D000431:Ethanol