Types of Burden and Coping Strategies Among Addict Family Caregivers

Ayman Mohamed El Ashry, Mervat Mostafa El Gueneidy, Maha Mohamed Gaafar

ISBN 10: 163648171X / ISBN 13: 9781636481715

Published by Eliva Press, 2021

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Types of Burden and Coping Strategies Among Addict Family Caregivers
• Publisher: Eliva Press
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 163648171X
• ISBN 13: 9781636481715
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 15.24W x 0.74H x 22.86D centimeters 15.24 centimeters width by 0.74 centimeters height by 22.86 centimeters depth
• Weight: 181 grams

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Synopsis

Substance dependent family members experience high degree of burden. Yet, they try to cope positively with such burden particularly using both engaged and tolerant in active coping strategies. Burden particularly financial burden and disruption of routine family activity was felt more intensity if the substance dependent was a female mainly due to stigma and shame. Burden and used coping strategies also affected by substance dependent age, unemployment, and level of education. It is found that engaged and tolerant in active coping are the most using coping strategies by the studied family members of patients with substance dependent. In relation to family members characteristics and degree of experienced burden, degree of burden increased with unemployment and low financial income and decreased with highly educated family members. For coping strategies and family members characteristics male used engaged coping more, while female family members using tolerant inactive coping more than other type. Besides, family members who have enough financial income used engaged coping more than other types of coping. As well as family members who are, parents or siblings are using engaged coping with their substance dependent relative a level.