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Psychosocial problems of wives of alcoholics
Alcohol abuse is a major health problem in India and world at large. For the past thirty to forty years alcohol consumption has increased tremendously. The problem of alcoholism until a few decades was considered a moral problem and a sign of social irresponsibility. Alcoholism is not only a disease...
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| Natura: | Printed Book |
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Asian J. Nur. Edu. & Research
2013
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| Accesso online: | http://10.26.1.76/ks/006190.pdf |
| Riassunto: | Alcohol abuse is a major health problem in India and world at large. For the past thirty to forty years alcohol
consumption has increased tremendously. The problem of alcoholism until a few decades was considered a moral
problem and a sign of social irresponsibility. Alcoholism is not only a disease but also a serious problem that all the
family has to deal with. Disruption in family caused by alcoholism is a serious, complex and pervasive societal
problem. Disruption in family caused by alcoholism is a serious, complex and pervasive societal problem. Alcoholism
statistics reveals that alcohol abuse of male is the major cause behind the broken family in Kerala. The impact of
alcoholism reflects not only on the consumer, but also on his family especially his wife. The wives of alcoholics suffer
a lot with their alcoholic husband resulting in various problems in wife. In this context we attempted to identify and
measure the psychosocial problems of wives of alcoholics. It was conducted using a quantitative, descriptive survey
method; data were collected from wives of alcoholics’ selected using convenient sampling admitted in selected
hospital using a demographic data sheet, a four point rating scale containing 16 items to assess psychosocial problems
of wives. Findings revealed that revealed that majority of subjects belonged to the age group of >40 years (60%),
educated till 10 th standard (83.3%), were unemployed, (63.3%) family income <1500/month (56.8%), belonged to
Hindu religion (56.8%), duration of alcoholism for >16 years (60%). Majority of wives of alcoholics had severe
psychological (33.3%) and social (46.4%) problems. Knowledge gained from this study can be utilized to provide
awareness about managing their partner’s unhealthy habit and coping strategies. |
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| Descrizione fisica: | Page 29-30 3(1): Jan.-March 2013; |