J Korean Neuropsychiatr Assoc.  2012 Sep;51(5):277-284.

Effects of Family Support on Quality of Life among Alcohol Dependent Patients : Moderating Effect of Abstinence Self-Efficacy

• Yoon MS
• Chung YC
• Lee JS
• Lee BH
• Cho HC

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
Quality of life (QoL) was a important factor of treatment outcome in alcoholics. This study was to examine the relationship between family support and quality of life among alcoholics, to explore the moderating effect of abstinence self-efficacy on those relationship and to suggest practical implications for intervention services.
METHODS
Data for this study were collected through the use of a survey instrument completed by 771 alcohol dependent admitted to inpatient treatment from 20 psychiatric hospital. Subjects were screened using the Family support, Drug Taking Confidence Questionnaire-8, World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment Instrument. Collected data were analysed by moderated multiple regression and simple slope analysis.
RESULTS
Family support was directly associated with QoL. Also the abstinence self-efficacy had moderating effects on relationship between family support and QoL. Simple slope analysis showed that the effects of family support on QoL were significant at low and high levels of abstinence self-efficacy and especially the effects of family support on QoL were more higher at the high levels of abstinence self-efficacy.
CONCLUSION
This findings suggest that abstinence self-efficacy is an important factor to QoL among alcohol dependents. Increasing self-efficacy, family support will be improve the QoL and recovering process. Based on these findings suggest practical intervention.

Keyword

Quality of life; Family support; Alcohol dependence; Abstinence self-efficacy

MeSH Terms

Alcoholics
Alcoholism
Hospitals, Psychiatric
Humans
Inpatients
Quality of Life
Treatment Outcome
World Health Organization

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  Fig. 1 Moderating effect of DTCQ on QoL. DTCQ : Drug Taking Confidence Questionnaire, QoL : Quality of life, FS : Family support.

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