“PSYCHOSOCIAL ISSURES AND COPING AMONG THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF PATIENT WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE RESIDING IN RURAL AREAS”
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Psychosocial issues, coping, substance abuse, family members, rural areas
Abstract
Background: Substance use disorders have a broader impact beyond the individual who engages in substance abuse. They have the potential to adversely affect the entire family unit, leading to disruptions in interpersonal relationships, communication patterns, and social cohesion among family members.
Objectives: To find out the psychosocial issues of family members of patient with substance abuse residing rural area and to identify coping strategies adopted by family members of patient with substance abuse residing in rural areas.
Methodology: A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. Study was conducted at rural areas of Belagavi district of Karnataka. The samples for the study were selected by using probability multistage random sampling. Study was conducted among 600 samples and data was collected by interview technique.
Results: The study result reveal that, Majority 390(65%) of participants were had moderate nature problems, 115(19.2%) participants were had severe nature problems and remaining 95(15.8%) of participants were had mild nature problems. With respect to coping majority 371(61.8%) of participants were had poor coping, 212(35.3%) participants were had moderate coping and remaining 17(2.8%) of participants were had good coping. There was statistically significant association found at 0.05 levels between psychosocial issues and educational status, occupation and family income of participants.
Conclusion: The family members faced one or other issues related to use of substances in family. They adopted some coping strategies to cope with the situation. These people need support from the society and health care members to adequately get adequate treatment for patient with substance use disorder and cope with the difficult situation.
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Dr. Suresh Patil
Associate Professor, Government college of Nursing, BIMS, Belagavi, Karnataka
Dr. Meenaxi R. Devangmath
Principal, Sankanur Institute of Nursing sciences, Gadag, Karnataka
Mr. Tanveer Ahamed
Assistant Professor, Government college of Nursing, BIMS, Belagavi, Karnataka