Couples at the Crossroads: Substance Abuse and Intimate Relationship Deliberation

Morrissette, Patrick J.

doi:10.1177/1066480710364476

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“…Another significant finding to emerge was the negative association between substance use and emotional QOL. This finding aligns with research which reports that emotional disengagement is commonly reported amongst individuals who experience substance abuse (Morrissette, 2010). This is likely to be due to alcohol consumption being a means of avoiding facing the strain of living with chronic illness.…”

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Coping styles in adults with cystic fibrosis: implications for emotional and social quality of life

Hugh

McFeeters

Boyda

et al. 2015

Psychology, Health & Medicine

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As life expectancy increases, interest has grown surrounding the factors that may influence quality of life (QOL) for people with cystic fibrosis (CF). The aim of the current study was to examine which specific coping styles were positively or negatively associated with social and emotional QOL in a CF sample. One hundred and twenty-two respondents aged 18 and over were recruited through an online support group. Respondents completed the 'CF Questionnaire-Revised (CFQ-R)' and the 'Brief COPE'. The CFQ-R is a disease-specific instrument designed to measure the impact of CF on nine QOL domains and the Brief COPE is a 28 item questionnaire which assesses 14 coping scales. A multivariate regression model revealed that higher substance abuse and disengagement was associated with lower emotional QOL whereas greater use of religion, instrumental coping and acceptance was positively associated with emotional QOL. Active coping was linked to better social QOL and a negative association was reported between distraction coping with both emotional and social domains. Given the burden of CF, ascertaining which factors enhance or diminish emotion and social well-being is now an integral component of QOL research. The current findings may therefore have value in informing clinical interventions which aim to cater for the psychological needs of individuals with CF.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Coping styles in adults with cystic fibrosis: implications for emotional and social quality of life

Hugh

McFeeters

Boyda

et al. 2015

Psychology, Health & Medicine

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“…The literature has tended to portray relationships between couples who inject drugs as inauthentic, unhealthy and dominated by the presence of a third potent force, that is the drug . Hence, couples are either ignored , with injecting drug use portrayed as a lone activity , or cast as detrimental: as a cause of relapse or further harm . The negative aspects of some relationships on health and well‐being cannot be overlooked.…”

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Understanding decisions made about hepatitis C treatment by couples who inject drugs

Treloar

Rance

Bryant

et al. 2015

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

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Efforts to increase the number of people having hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment require understanding how to best deliver services to meet consumers' needs. The general health literature has examined the role that partners can play in supporting health outcomes. This study examines the experiences of couples who inject drugs in relation to knowledge of, decisions about and management of HCV treatment. This is a qualitative interview study of people who inject drugs in couples. Participants were recruited from harm reduction services in two major Australian cities. Couples were interviewed separately. Data were examined using the couple as the unit of analysis and to identify patterns of experience related to the HCV serostatus of couples. Knowledge of HCV and HCV treatment was low and variable but showed some relationship to serostatus. Decisions about HCV treatment were deeply informed by concerns regarding treatment side effects. Positive concordant couples considered 'staging' treatment to ensure that each partner could (in turn) care for the other. People with HCV in serodiscordant relationships may need specific support regarding HCV treatment information. Within positive concordant partnerships, our data indicated the need to support the HCV-positive 'carer' during their partner's treatment. Changing treatment regimens, and their anticipated lower side effect profiles, will need to be actively promoted to ensure that couples understand how these changes affect their treatment options.

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Couple Interventions for Alcohol Use Disorders

Klostermann¹,

O’Farrell²

2020

The Handbook of Systemic Family Therapy

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Couples at the Crossroads: Substance Abuse and Intimate Relationship Deliberation

Cited by 5 publications

References 28 publications

Coping styles in adults with cystic fibrosis: implications for emotional and social quality of life

Coping styles in adults with cystic fibrosis: implications for emotional and social quality of life

Understanding decisions made about hepatitis C treatment by couples who inject drugs

Couple Interventions for Alcohol Use Disorders

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