Factors Affecting Social Problem-solving Ability in Male Alcohol Dependent Patients

Mi Young Kim; Eun Kyung Byun

doi:10.12934/jkpmhn.2016.25.4.316

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Kim and Byun: Factors Affecting Social Problem-solving Ability in Male Alcohol Dependent Patients

Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2016; 25(4): 316-326.

Published online: 30 December 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2016.25.4.316

Factors Affecting Social Problem-solving Ability in Male Alcohol Dependent Patients

Mi Young Kim¹, Eun Kyung Byun²

¹Department of Nursing, Kaya University, Gimhae, Korea.

²Department of Nursing, Kyungnam College of Information · Technology, Busan, Korea.

Corresponding author: Byun, Eun Kyung. Department of Nursing, Kyungnam College of Information & Technology, 45 Jurye-ro, Sasang-gu, Busan 47011, Korea. Tel: +82--51-320-1459, Fax: +82-51-320-2804, byunek@hanmail.net

Received 26 July 2016 Revised 18 October 2016 Accepted 13 December 2016

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to identify the factors affecting social problem-solving ability in alcohol dependent men in outpatient treatment facilities.

Methods

Participants were 148 men dependent on alcohol who were outpatients at 5 hospitals for mentally ill patients in G City. Data were collected from May 1 to June 30, 2016 using self-report questionnaires. Abstinence self-efficacy, existential spiritual well-being, alcohol insight, unconditional self-acceptance, and social problem-solving ability were investigated. For data analysis t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients and multiple regression were employed.

Results

Mean score for social problem-solving ability was 18.28±5.27. Social problem-solving ability had a positive correlation with abstinence self-efficacy, existential spiritual well-being, and unconditional self-acceptance. Factors affecting social problem-solving ability in these men were unconditional self-acceptance, lack of sleep disorder, existential spiritual well-being, and religiousness. The explanatory power was 57%.

Conclusion

In planning an intervention for social problem-solving ability for alcohol dependent men, it is important to employ strategies which provide enhancement of self-acceptance as a healthy countermeasure to the low level of unconditional self-acceptance and to provide educational interventions for physical health or sleep deprivation for the patients with these problems along with low social problem-solving ability.

Keywords: Alcoholics, Alcohol abstinence, Problem solving

Figures and Tables

Table 1

General Characteristics of Participants (N=148)

Table 2

Levels of Major Variables (N=148)

Table 3

Differences of Major Variables according to General Characteristics (N=148)

NS: Statistically no significant difference by Scheffé test.

Table 4

Correlations among Major Variables (N=148)

Table 5

Influencing Factors on Social Problem-solving (N=148)

^*Dummy variables (d1=No sleep disturbance, d2=Yes).

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