Coping with the enduring unpredictability of opioid addiction: An investigation of a novel family-focused peer-support organization

Kelly, John F.; Fallah-Sohy, Nilo; Cristello, Julie V.; Bergman, Brandon G.

doi:10.1016/j.jsat.2017.02.010

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“…Even though they are regarded as having a key role in supporting and as change agents for their relatives, AFMs experience significant gaps in support and education (Copello & Templeton ; Kelly et al . ; Orford et al . , ).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Affected family member coping with a relative with alcohol and/or other drug misuse: A cross‐sectional survey questionnaire

McCann

Stephenson

Lubman

2018

Int J Mental Health Nurs

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Families have a crucial role supporting a relative with alcohol and/or other drug misuse, but the role has adverse implications for family members’ coping, which in turn, affects their ability and willingness to support the relative. The aim of this study was to assess the coping behaviours of affected family members of relatives with alcohol and/or other drug misuse and to assess if there was a relationship between the level of coping and family member type and support‐giving experience. A cross‐sectional survey design was used, and 90 respondents completed the questionnaire. Results suggest the following associations: that ‘Other’ family members made more frequent use of maladaptive coping strategies than intimate partners (P = 0.012); family members whose role had a negative effect on their physical health made more frequent use of maladaptive coping strategies than those whose role did not have this effect (P = 0.014); and family members whose role had a negative effect on their ability to socialise used maladaptive coping strategies more often than those whose role did not have this effect (P = 0.003). Engaged and tolerant‐inactive maladaptive coping strategies had a significantly greater adverse influence on family members’ physical health and/or socialising than withdrawal coping strategies. Affected family members should be supported to use adaptive coping strategies to mitigate the detrimental effects of their support‐giving role and to sustain them in this crucial support‐giving role. Family and friends, mental health nurses, and other clinicians in the alcohol and other drug field have an important role in supporting family members in this context.

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“…Limited formal services are designed specifically to help AFMs cope with their situation (Kelly et al . ). Furthermore, when the relative is receiving treatment from AOD services, AFMs frequently perceive that AOD clinicians prevent them from contributing to treatment and are insensitive to their day‐to‐day difficulties (Orford et al .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Affected family member coping with a relative with alcohol and/or other drug misuse: A cross‐sectional survey questionnaire

McCann

Stephenson

Lubman

2018

Int J Mental Health Nurs

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“…Few resources are available to assist AFM coping (Kelly, Fallah‐Sohy, Cristello, & Bergman, ) and even when the relative is receiving treatment, the former often feel clinicians in the alcohol and other drug (AOD) field exclude them from participating in treatment and are unsympathetic to their situation (Orford et al., ). One approach is AlAnon's 12‐step family support program to help AFMs cope with a relative's alcohol misuse.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Similarly, Nar‐Anon was established to assist AFMs cope with a relative's drug misuse. Another approach is family‐focused peer‐support groups, which facilitates them to learn and engage in adaptive coping (Kelly et al., , Self Help Addiction Resource Centre, n.d.). A further approach is Option 2, a UK‐based intensive family preservation service for families with major child protection concerns associated with parental substance misuse.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…While coping by the person with substance misuse has been examined in numerous studies (Hides et al., ; Hyman & Sinha, ; MacNeill et al., ; Scherer, Worthington, Hook, & Campana, ), it is important to take a family perspective when dealing with this issue (Alexanderson & Näsman, ; Forrester et al., ). Few studies have examined AFMs coping and how they respond to this experience and limited resources exist to enhance their coping (Kelly et al., ; Weegmann & Head, ), despite high rates of help‐seeking by AFMs to AOD helplines (Garde, Manning, & Lubman, ). In view of the nature and severity of these issues for AFMs, research is needed to extrapolate how they cope.…”

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Adaptive coping strategies of affected family members of a relative with substance misuse: A qualitative study

McCann

Lubman

2017

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Naloxone Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Overdose Response Among Family Members of People who Misuse Opioids

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Coping with the enduring unpredictability of opioid addiction: An investigation of a novel family-focused peer-support organization

Cited by 38 publications

References 13 publications

Affected family member coping with a relative with alcohol and/or other drug misuse: A cross‐sectional survey questionnaire

Affected family member coping with a relative with alcohol and/or other drug misuse: A cross‐sectional survey questionnaire

Adaptive coping strategies of affected family members of a relative with substance misuse: A qualitative study

Naloxone Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Overdose Response Among Family Members of People who Misuse Opioids

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