[Comparative studies on patient's and family's basic attributes, psychosocial states and treatment prognoses at three medical institutions for treatment of alcoholism].
A research by questionnaire was conducted at three medical institutions, on basic attributes and psychosocial states of alcoholics' as first time inpatient and respective families. After a year of research, additional study was conducted in regard of abstinence, treatment continuation as outpatient, participation in self-help groups, and family's participation in family groups. Outcomes of researches' statistical analyses showed significant differences concerning medical institutions and basic attributes for the items: treatment histories of alcoholism, treatment or inpatient in other medical departments and alcoholic's family history,; but these differences were considered to be associated with varied courses of referrals. In relation to medical institutions with patients and family's psychosocial states, there were no significant differences on the outcomes of five scales. As for the correlation between medical institutions with a year's prognoses there were no significant differences concerning abstinence and treatment continuation as outpatient. In case of participation in self-help groups and family groups, the prognoses showed significant differences but these differences were considered to be related to varied treatments and different helping ways of medical institutions and varied conditions of local communities for mentioned helps.
Nishikawa
Kyoko
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Department of Social Welfare, Faculty of Nursing and Welfare, Fukui Prefectural University, 4-1-1 Kenjyojima, Matsuoka-cho, Yoshida-gun, Fukui 910-1195, Japan.
D000328:Adult; D000436:Alcoholics Anonymous; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010045:Outpatients / Q000523:psychology; D011379:Prognosis; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012944:Social Support; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors