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Assessment of Posttreatment Follow-Up Evaluation Procedures with Alcohol-Abuse Patients: A Methodological StudyTill, Steven Michael 08 1900 (has links)
The purpose of this project was to clarify the methodological considerations involved in the posttreatment follow-up evaluation of alcohol-abuse patients. A two-part project was undertaken in an attempt to answer the follow-up questions of how and when to measure treatment effects with discharged alcoholics. In Part I, a large-scale survey was utilized to examine return rates across various program evaluation methods and time frames. In Part II, the predictive validity of scores received at short-term follow-up in relation to scores received at 1-year follow-up was assessed for measures of psychosocial functioning and alcohol consumption.
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PSYCHOMETRIC EVALUATION OF THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUBTLE SCREENING INVENTORY-2 (SASSI-2) AMONG MALE MULTIPLE SUBSTANCE ABUSERS AND THEIR FEMALE PARTNERSDYER, PATRICK M. 21 May 2002 (has links)
No description available.
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Characterization of BOLD response patterns during inhibitory control in individuals with prenatal alcohol exposureFryer, Susanna Leigh. January 2009 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, and San Diego State University, 2009. / Title from first page of PDF file (viewed May 8, 2009). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-79).
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The College Student Athlete and Alcohol: A Study of the Student Athlete Use and Abuse of Alcohol ConsumptionPedersen, Erik J. 26 April 2007 (has links)
No description available.
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Risk factors of alcohol abuse amongst the youth in Musina Town, Limpopo ProvinceMatlakala, Frans Koketso January 2018 (has links)
Thesis ((M. A.(Social Work)) -- University of Limpopo, 2018 / The influences of alcohol abuse amongst the youth have been linked to multiple risk factors. Alcohol abuse among the youth is costing the country a lot of money every year. The aim of the study was to explore and describe risk factors of alcohol abuse amongst the youth in Musina Town, Limpopo Province. The researcher used both qualitative and quantitative approaches (mixed method). An exploratory-descriptive research design was utilised. The population of the study was drawn from learners and church leaders. A triangulation of sampling designs were employed in this research project: stratified-target and purposive sampling designs. Data was analysed using Statistical Package for the Social Science and Nvivo software.
The study revealed that an easy access to purchase alcohol, affordability of alcohol, peer pressure, self-esteem, stress, permissive parents, family members who drink and poor legislations enforcement put young people at risk of indulge binge drinking. Moreover, the study revealed that those above-mentioned risk factors have a negative impact on the well-being of young people. Young people who indulge into alcohol abuse end up contracting sexual transmitted infection and/or having unplanned pregnancy which later result in abortion. Alcohol abuse amongst the youth has been a contributing factor to social problems. The above study indicated, peers pressure, poor legislation enforcement, accessibility substances, affordability of alcohol, self-esteem and stress plays a significant role in influence youth’s decision to use or not use alcohol. To that end, the risk factors of alcohol abuse amongst the youth influences the behavioural change which later encourages maladaptive behaviours such as heavy episodic drinking at parties. The findings of the study point to the disbursements of funds for research purposes and in particular to Social Work scholars to do more research on risk factors of alcohol abuse in deep rural areas.
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Risk factors contributing towards alcohol abuse amongst the youths of Solomondale Community of Ga-Dikgale Traditional Authority, Limpopo ProvinceRabotata, Nthabanele Enoch January 2019 (has links)
Thesis (M. A. (Social Work)) -- University of Limpopo, 2019 / Background: Alcohol abuse amongst the youths is one of the major problems the world is facing today, especially in rural communities where most young people are unemployed and have little to do with their time.
Aim: This aim of the study is to understand risk factors contributing towards alcohol abuse amongst the youth of Solomondale community.
Methods: This study adopted a qualitative research approach to explore risk factors that contribute to the prevalence of alcohol abuse amongst the youth of Solomondale community of Ga-Dikgale Traditional Authority, Limpopo Province. Exploratory research design was used in this study. The population of the study was youths of Solomondale community between the ages of 14 and 35 who consume alcohol. The researcher used a non-probability sampling method through the application of a snowball sampling technique. The technique suggested that each person may be asked to provide information that may suggest how other respondents maybe located for semi-structured face-to-face interviews. Data saturation was reached at respondent number six. Data was analysed through thematic content analysis.
Findings: The findings of this study are anticipated to have the capacity to assist in the prevention of alcohol abuse at a rural community level. The findings of the study revealed that the physical availability of alcohol in a community has the potential to create an opportunity for youth to indulge in alcohol. They further revealed that children/youth learn more from observations of the adults’ behaviour, and therefore, if adults drink in front of a young person, that person is likely to drink when they shift away from that adult. Moreover, according to the respondents, generally the unavailability of a parent in a child’s life has negative effects towards their upbringing, which ultimately creates unfavourable social conditions that may lead to alcohol abuse by such persons. Finally, domestic violence has not been found to have effect on any form of alcohol abuse amongst the youth of Solomondale community.
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Recommendations: This study has made a number of recommendations. Alcohol and other substance abuse call for preventative and intervention measures in rural communities. Issues such as educating the parents and guardians on how to improve their parenting skills in relation to alcohol consumption and the dangers thereof can go a long way if taken into consideration. The government of the Republic of South Africa should come up with programmes that are culturally relevant and appropriate aimed at keeping young people off the streets, and at developing their skills in order to enhance their wellbeing and ultimately communities in the country. / University of Limpopo
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Att lämna alkoholen bakom sig : En kvalitativ studie om vägen till nykterhet med fokus på motivation och vändpunkter / To leave the alcohol behind : A qualitative study on the road to sobriety with focus on motivation and turning pointsÖrtlund, Marc, Fransson, Johan January 2016 (has links)
Syftet med den här studien är att genom en kvalitativ intervjustudie undersöka vilken typ av motivation samt, i den mån de existerar, vändpunkter som lett till att individer har tagit sig ur ett alkoholmissbruk. Studien har utförts genom sex intervjuer med privatpersoner som har levt med alkoholmissbruk och via behandling fått hjälp att ta sig ur sagda missbruk. Intervjuerna bokades med hjälp av socialtjänsten i en mellansvensk kommun där samtliga respondenter har utfört sin behandling. Vi har tolkat vår empiri genom stämplingsteori och defining moments. Resultatet presenterar teman som belyser likheter i respondenternas upplevelser. Resultatet påvisar att individer behöver få en insikt om sitt missbruk för att behandling ska kunna ha en positiv påverkan. Denna insikt införskaffas genom olika processer eller fysiska skador som påverkat respondenterna liv. Även motivation från individen själv och det privata nätverket påverkar möjligheterna att ta sig ur ett alkoholmissbruk. Respondenterna ansåg att behovet av behandling är nyckeln för att bli fri från alkoholmissbruk då de ansåg att de inte hade kunskap eller möjlighet för att göra det själva. Detta är något som stärks av tidigare forskning inom området. / The purpose of this study is that through a qualitative interview study investigating what kind of motivation and, to the extent they exist, turning points that led individuals to emerged from an alcohol addiction. The study was conducted through six interviews with individuals who have been living with alcohol abuse and through the treatment received help to get out of said abuse. The interviews was booked with the help of the social services in a Swedish municipality where all respondents have completed their treatment. We have interpreted our empiricism by labeling theory and defining moments. The result presents themes that highlight the similarities in the respondents' experiences. The result demonstrates that individuals need to get an insight into his addiction to treatment will have a positive impact. This insight is acquired through various processes or physical damage that affected respondents lives. The motivation of the individual and the private network allso affects the ability to get out of an alcohol abuse. Respondents felt that the need for treatment is the key to freedom from alcohol abuse when they felt that they did not have the knowledge or the ability to do it themselves. This is something that is supported by previous research in the area.
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“Allt faller tillbaka på oss handläggare” : En kartläggning av riktlinjer och arbetssätt för biståndshandläggare i Jönköpings län gällande äldre personer med alkoholmissbruk.Magnusson, Lisa, Hannela, Ljung January 2016 (has links)
Statistik visar att det saknas riktlinjer eller strategier inom många av Sveriges kommuner för hantering av ärenden gällande äldre personer med missbruks- eller beroendeproblem. Studier pekar på att det finns ett ökat behov av forskning, kunskap och utbildning för biståndshandläggare och vårdpersonal som arbetar med äldre personer med missbruks- eller beroendeproblem i Sverige. I syfte att belysa detta, genomfördes en enkätundersökning riktad till alla biståndshandläggare inom äldreomsorgen i Jönköpings läns 13 kommuner för att undersöka deras upplevelse av den eventuella bristen och behovet av riktlinjer och stöd samt eventuella skillnader i handläggning av ärenden gällande äldre personer med missbruks- eller beroendeproblem. Denna kvantitativa studie baseras på enkätsvar från 57 biståndshandläggare som deltog i studien. Data har analyserats genom rangkorrelationsanalys och jämförande analys för att undersöka eventuella samband och för att möjliggöra en kartläggning av biståndshandläggarnas upplevelser. Resultatet visar att övervägande delen av respondenterna upplever att det inte finns riktlinjer för hanterande av ärenden gällande äldre personer med missbruks- eller beroendeproblem och att biståndshandläggarna generellt vill ha mer utbildning och kunskap inom området från kommunerna. Resultatet synliggör även att biståndshandläggarna i stort sett hanterar dessa ärenden på ett liknande oavsett bakgrundsfaktorer. / Statistics shows that guidelines or strategies are missing within several municipalities in Sweden concerning handling cases with elderly people with abuse or addiction problem. Research points at an increased need of studies, knowledge and education for social workers and caregivers who’s working with elderly people with abuse or addiction problem in Sweden. In order to illustrate this, a survey was handed out to all the social workers working with elderly people in the 13 municipalities in Jönköping County to examine their experience and possible lack and need of guidelines and support concerning cases with elderly people with abuse or addiction problem. Possible differences were also examined regarding how the social workers handle cases concerning elderly people with abuse or addiction problem. This quantitative research is based on responses from 57 social workers, participating in the survey. Data has been analysed through correlation analysis and comparative analysis to examine possible connections and enable to create a map of the survey.The result shows that the majority of the respondents experience that there are no guidelines regarding how the social workers should handle cases concerning elderly people with abuse or addiction problem and that the social workers in general want more education and knowledge about the subject from the municipalities. The result also reveals that the social workers mostly handle this kind of cases in a similar way regardless of background factors.
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Teoriegebaseerde programevaluering in die ontwikkeling en evaluering van `n alkoholmisbruikvoorkomingsprogram vir die werksplekSteenkamp, Wilhelmina Carolina 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (DPhil (Sociology and Social Anthropology))--Stellenbosch University, 2008. / The aim of the study was to design an alcohol abuse prevention program for the workplace
that was based on a sound program theory. Ultimately the study aimed to indicate an
approach to the improvement of social service programs by the incorporation of program
theory in the design, implementation and evaluation of social service programs.
In the first phase of the study the program theory was developed. Literature studies on the
prevention of alcohol abuse and on program evaluation were done. This was followed by a
survey in the workplace to determine alcohol consumption and abuse, factors contributing to
alcohol consumption, workplace factors contributing to abuse and attitudes towards the
responsible consumption of alcohol. The survey was complemented by focus group
discussions. Eight hundred and fifteen respondents completed the survey. The most
important findings were that 46% of respondents indicated that they drink alcohol, nine
percent could be classified as alcohol dependent according to the Michigan Alcoholism
Screening Test (Selzer, 1971) and 24% of men and 15 % of women drank at risky levels.
The most important factors contributing to alcohol consumption were social problems, social
drinking and dependence. Workplace factors contributing to alcohol consumption were the
lack of control, availability of alcohol, social pressure to drink and the quality of work. The
program theory was formulated from the results of the literature study, the survey and the
focus group discussions. The all-inclusive program theory was that life skills training will lead
to a reduction in frustration and therefore a reduction in the abuse of alcohol, within a positive
work environment.
In the following phase the program was implemented and evaluated. The program consisted
of life skills training, supervisor training and the revision of the alcohol policy. Quantitative
and qualitative methods were used to test the program theory and evaluate the program.
The life skills program was tested by means of an experimental design. The experimental
groups showed an improvement in psychosocial functioning, but the differences were not
statistically significant. The intervention had no significant effect on the consumption of
alcohol. Respondents’ knowledge about the moderate drinking of alcohol improved
significantly, but attitudes towards moderate drinking were not affected. Supervisor training
was done to improve relationships at work and to lower frustration. Supervisors improved
their knowledge of managing a troubled employee significantly and felt more comfortable in
managing troubled employees after the training. The substance abuse policy of the
workplace was revised successfully.
The study contributes significantly to the methodological improvement of substance abuse
prevention programs in the workplace and illustrates the importance of program theory in the
design and evaluation of social programs. The study also illustrates how a process of
formative evaluation can be used to improve social programs. More specifically the value of
a systematic process of program development and program evaluation has been
demonstrated, including that an in depth problem analysis has been done, an intensive and
collaborative process of theory development has been undertaken and a rigorist evaluation
design (with quantitative and qualitative components) has been applied.
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Opvoedingsrolle van versorgers van adolessente met fetale-alkoholsindroomCloete, Marise Louise 03 1900 (has links)
Thesis (M Social Work)--Stellenbosch University, 2013. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a condition which occurs when women drink alcohol during
pregnancy. The use of alcohol during pregnancy has permanent and serious consquences
which manifests in developmental delays and causes harmful effects to the central nervous
system. FAS is seen as completely preventable and irreversable which lasts into adulthood.
The prevalence rate of FAS in the Western Cape is the highest in the world. FAS is not just a
health problem but also a social welfare problem, since the care for adolescents with FAS
brings about exceptional demands for the carer. For this reason it became vital to explore
the educational roles of the carers of adolescents with FAS.
This research study firstly describes the characteristics of FAS within the physical, cognitive
and social development of the adolescents with FAS. Secondly, the study describes and
explores the educational roles of the carers of adolescents with FAS.
The study combines both quantitative and qualitative research. The exploratory and
descriptive research designs were used and a purposive sampling method was used. The
participants were interviewed individually with the help of a semi-structured questionnaire.
The findings of the empirical investigation show that the carers of FAS adolescents
according to their perceptions and experiences know what is expected of them within their
respective educational roles and they do make an effort to fulfil this role to the best of their
ability. Further findings show that due to aspects like poverty and illiteracy of the
participants, the carers need the support of the social worker in order for them to fulfil their
educational roles.
Recommendations resulting from the empirical investigation indicated that social workers
need to support the carers of adolescents with FAS in parenting programmes which is
simple and practical for the carers to understand and to implement. Further
recommendations focus on awareness programmes and actions where the carers also take
part in educating the community in terms of FAS. Through these actions the carers of
adolescents with FAS can build a support system for themselves whithin the community.
Therefore the community can be utilized by the carers of adolescents with FAS as a valuable
resource in the fulfilment of their educational roles. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Fetale-alkoholsindroom (FAS) is ‘n toestand wat veroorsaak word wanneer vroue alkohol
drink tydens swangerskap. Alkoholgebruik tydens swangerskap het blywende en ernstige
nagevolge wat manifesteer in ontwikkelingsagterstande en skade in die senuweestelsel. FAS
word dus beskou as heeltemal voorkombaar, maar is onomkeerbaar en duur voort tot in
volwassenheid.
Die voorkomsyfer van FAS is wêreldwyd die hoogste in veral die Wes-Kaap. FAS is nie net ‘n
gesondheidsprobleem nie, maar ook ‘n maatskaplike probleem aangesien die versorging
van adolessente met FAS besondere eise aan versorgers stel. Om hierdie rede is dit
noodsaaklik om die opvoedingsrolle waaroor versorgers van FAS-adolessente moet oor
beskik te ondersoek.
Hierdie navorsingstudie beskryf eerstens die kenmerke van FAS binne die fisiese-,
kognitiewe- en sosiale ontwikkeling van die adolessent met FAS. Tweedens beskryf studie
die opvoedingsrolle waaroor versorgers van FAS-adolessente moet oor beskik.
Die studie kombineer beide kwalitatiewe en kwantitatiewe navorsing. Die verkennende en
beskrywende navorsingsontwerp is gebruik en daar is ‘n doelbewuste steekproef gedoen.
Individuele onderhoude is met die deelnemers gevoer met behulp van gestruktureerde
vraelyste.
Die bevindinge van die empiriese ondersoek toon dat die versorgers van FAS-adolessente
volgens hulle persepsie en belewenisse, weet wat van hulle verwag word in die verskillende
opvoedingsrolle en dat hulle wel pogings aanwend om hierdie rolle te probeer vervul.
Verdere bevindings toon dat as gevolg van aspekte soos armoede en ongeletterdheid van
die deelnemers die maatskaplike werker ondersteuning sal moet bied aan die versorgers
van FAS-adolessente in die vervulling van hul opvoedingsrolle.
Aanbevelings vanuit die empiriese ondersoek dui daarop dat die versorgers van FASadolessente
deur veral die maatskaplike werker ondersteun moet word deur
ouerleidingsprogramme wat eenvoudig en prakties aangebied behoort te word sodat die versorgers die inhoud maklik kan verstaan en kan toepas. Verdere aanbevelings fokus op
bewusmakingsprogramme en -aksies waarin die versorgers ‘n rol kan speel om sodoende
die gemeenskap ook op te voed ten opsigte van FAS. Hierdeur kan die versorgers van FASadolessente
vir hulleself ‘n ondersteuningsnet binne die gemeenskap bou en die
gemeenskap as ‘n waardevolle hulpbron benut in die vervulling van hul opvoedingsrolle.
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