Family’ members experiences of their older relative’s alcohol and substance misuse
Background Alcohol consumption in Norway and much of the western world has increased during the past decades, in particular among older adults (> 65 years). Although living with a family member’s alcohol misuse has been shown to have a significant deleterious health impact, research on this topic...
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| author | Aud Johannessen Kjerstin Tevik Knut Engedal Thomas Tjelta Anne-Sofie Helvik |
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| description | Background Alcohol consumption in Norway and much of the western world has increased during the past decades, in particular among older adults (> 65 years). Although living with a family member’s alcohol misuse has been shown to have a significant deleterious health impact, research on this topic is both lacking and urgently needed to develop targeted health services. Aim To generate knowledge of how family members are affected by their older relatives’ alcohol and other substance misuse problems. Method In 2020, 17 individual interviews were carried out with the wives and adult children of older adults with alcohol and other substance misuse problems. Data were analysed using content analysis. Findings Analyses revealed two main themes; the impact of living with psychological stress over time, and the impact over time on family relationships and functioning. Both included four subthemes, representing different dimensions of participants’ experiences of the impact of their older relative’s alcohol and substance misuse. Conclusion The challenges family members experienced through ongoing exposure to their relatives’ alcohol and/or other substance misuse increased over time. These experiences had significant negative consequences for their health and life situation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3116893717c745bd863574548b382ba22023-01-05T12:01:27ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being1748-26231748-26312022-12-0117110.1080/17482631.2022.20940592094059Family’ members experiences of their older relative’s alcohol and substance misuseAud Johannessen0Kjerstin Tevik1Knut Engedal2Thomas Tjelta3Anne-Sofie Helvik4The Norwegian National Centre for Ageing and Health, Vestfold Hospital TrustNorwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)The Norwegian National Centre for Ageing and Health, Vestfold Hospital TrustUniversity of South-Eastern NorwayThe Norwegian National Centre for Ageing and Health, Vestfold Hospital TrustBackground Alcohol consumption in Norway and much of the western world has increased during the past decades, in particular among older adults (> 65 years). Although living with a family member’s alcohol misuse has been shown to have a significant deleterious health impact, research on this topic is both lacking and urgently needed to develop targeted health services. Aim To generate knowledge of how family members are affected by their older relatives’ alcohol and other substance misuse problems. Method In 2020, 17 individual interviews were carried out with the wives and adult children of older adults with alcohol and other substance misuse problems. Data were analysed using content analysis. Findings Analyses revealed two main themes; the impact of living with psychological stress over time, and the impact over time on family relationships and functioning. Both included four subthemes, representing different dimensions of participants’ experiences of the impact of their older relative’s alcohol and substance misuse. Conclusion The challenges family members experienced through ongoing exposure to their relatives’ alcohol and/or other substance misuse increased over time. These experiences had significant negative consequences for their health and life situation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2022.2094059addictionadult childrenalcoholicscaregivercohabitantdependencyfamilymisusenext of kindrelativesspouses |
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| title | Family’ members experiences of their older relative’s alcohol and substance misuse |
| title_full | Family’ members experiences of their older relative’s alcohol and substance misuse |
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| title_short | Family’ members experiences of their older relative’s alcohol and substance misuse |
| title_sort | family members experiences of their older relative s alcohol and substance misuse |
| topic | addiction adult children alcoholics caregiver cohabitant dependency family misuse next of kind relatives spouses |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2022.2094059 |
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