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. 2024 Oct 28:12:1432324.
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1432324. eCollection 2024.

Work context and drinking behavior in the French public service: a qualitative study

Benjamin du Sartz de Vigneulles  1 , Florence Carrouel  1 , Guillaume Roucoux  2   3 , Christian Michel  4 , Catherine Massoubre  5 , Geneviève Motyka  6 , Elise Verot  1   7   8 , Claude Dussart  1   9
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Work context and drinking behavior in the French public service: a qualitative study

Benjamin du Sartz de Vigneulles et al. Front Public Health. .

Abstract

Introduction: Alcohol use disorders (AUD) are a major public health problem. Among the working population, alcohol is the most frequently used psychoactive substance, as well as the most inappropriately used. Alcohol consumption reduces the worker's psychophysical integrity, leads to an increase in inappropriate behavior, accidents and injuries, and affects the safety and health of other workers. Thus, the workplace must play an essential role in prevention. Particularly in France, in the civil service, a specific professional sector made up of many professionals exposed to stress, the prevention of AUD must play an essential role. The objective of this study was to describe the framework of alcohol consumption in the French public service in order to understand the sources of alcohol consumption behaviors and to identify the prevention measures to be implemented, in order to reduce the risk of transition to an alcohol use disorder.

Methods: This descriptive qualitative study was based on focus groups. Sampling was purposive and data saturation was verified. Coding was "in vivo," descriptive and pattern-oriented. Analysis was inductive thematic, and the COREQ guidelines were followed.

Results: Firstly, the presence of alcohol in the workplace has been characterized by a before-and-after a prohibition law, and by the revelation of mechanisms for avoiding the ban. Then, the three main determinants for alcohol use disorders were: society, work and personal factors. Lastly, the prevention initiatives identified must be based on both collective and individual approaches. They must be encouraged by the hierarchy, include screening, accompaniment to care, and take into account both work in the workplace and work at home. The fight against work-related alcohol use disorders must be part of the corporate culture.

Discussion: Preventing alcohol-related disorders among civil servants will help fight the burden of non-communicable diseases.

Keywords: addiction; alcohol; behavior; health promotion; prevention; public service; workplace.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. The author(s) declared that they were an editorial board member of Frontiers, at the time of submission. This had no impact on the peer review process and the final decision.

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