Stress of the Family Members of Alcoholics admitted in a DeAddiction Centre in Mangalore

Abstract

Background: Stress is the emotional and physical strain caused by the response to pressure from the outside

world. The problem of stress among the family members of alcoholics is currently a major concern in the health

policy. Family burden due to alcoholism might be social, financial, emotional and physical but it disrupts the

life of a whole family. Objective: To assess the stress of the family members of alcoholics. Materials and

Method: Descriptive research design was adopted in the study. Subjects of 100 family members of alcoholics

admitted in de-addiction centre were recruited by non-probability convenience sampling technique. The data

was gathered by using stress rating scale and informed consent was obtained from the subjects. Results:

shows that most (54%) of the family members of alcoholics had moderate stress whereas (42%) of them had

severe stress and only (4%) of them were having mild stress. There is no significant association between the

level of stress of the family members of alcoholics and selected demographic variables. Conclusion: The

study findings revealed that most of all family members of alcoholics are having one or another stress which

make them suffer in their life. Hence need to adopt effective measures to reduce stress and improve their

wellbeing which promotes health of family members