How do Clubs of Alcoholics in Treatment Function? Differences Between the Perspectives of Members with Addiction and Family Members
| Autor: | Katarina Radat, Ana Opačić, Tereza Oreb |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Family therapy
medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) business.industry Addiction media_common.quotation_subject medicine.medical_treatment Medicine (miscellaneous) Support group tretman alkoholizma grupe podrške obiteljski pristup klubovi liječenih alkoholičara Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology alcoholism treatment support group family approach family therapy clubs of alcoholics in treatment medicine Function (engineering) Psychiatry business Alcoholism treatment media_common |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Psychiatry Research : An International Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences Volume 55 Issue 1 |
| ISSN: | 2671-2008 2671-1079 |
| Popis: | Support groups for persons with alcohol addiction can be based on the self-help principle (AA model) or led by a professional, as is the case in Clubs of Alcoholics in Treatment (CAT). In the CAT model it is important to include the person with an addiction and close family members. In this quantitative research we compared these two perspectives to detect the differences in their views on the functioning of the support group. Research was conducted using stratified random sampling in 40 CATs in Croatia with 653 participants: 453 members with an addiction and 200 supporting or accompanying family members. Research instruments for assessing different aspects of CAT as a support group were developed by the authors. Data were analysed using MANOVA analysis to detect differences in the two perspectives. The results show that both groups demonstrate a significant level of satisfaction with different aspects of group work. However, MANOVA indicated the following differences: the accompanying family members are usually women, accompanying family members attend meetings less frequently and have lower insight into the professional’s work, group relations and CAT’s contribution to their personal development. The research is one of the rare empirical insights into CAT’s functioning as a treatment group, with an attempt to distinguish heterogeneity in a membership. Since family members are somewhat more critical towards some features of CATs, in the future more emphasis should be placed on their active engagement in the group’s processes. Grupe podrške za osobe s problemom ovisnosti o alkoholu mogu biti temeljene na načelu samopomoći (AA grupe) ili mogu biti stručno vođene kao što je slučaj s klubovima liječenih alkoholičara (KLA). U modelu klubova liječenih alkoholičara važno je istovremeno uključiti članove s problemom ovisnosti i članove njihovih obitelji. U ovom kvantitativnom istraživanju usporedili smo ove dvije perspektive kako bi detektirali razlike u njihovom viđenju KLA kao tretmanske grupe. Istraživanje je provedeno na stratificiranom slučajnom uzorku od 40 KLA u Hrvatskoj sa ukupno 653 sudionika: 453 članova liječenih od ovisnosti o alkoholu i 200 članova koji dolaze kao podrška. Instrumentarij za procjenu različitih aspekata KLA kao grupe podrške razvili su autori istraživanja. Podaci su analizirani MANOVA analizom kojom se utvrđuju razlike između dvije grupe sudionika. Rezultati pokazuju da obje grupe iskazuju zadovoljstvo različitim aspektima grupnog rada. Međutim, MANOVA analiza ukazala je na sljedeće statistički značajne razlike: članovi koji dolaze kao podrška uglavnom su žene, u prosjeku dolaze rjeđe na grupne sastanke te imaju nešto niže procjene rada stručnjaka, odnosa u grupi i doživljenog doprinosa KLA njihovom osobnom razvoju. Istraživanje pruža jedno od rijetkih empirijskih uvida u funkcioniranje KLA kao tretmanske grupe s pokušajem da se dobije uvid u heterogenost članstva. S obzirom da su članovi koji dolaze kao podrška nešto kritičniji prema radu KLA, u daljnjoj praksi bi trebalo staviti više naglaska na njihovo aktivno uključivanje u grupne procese. |
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