Lima Douglas José Resende, Sakiyama Helena Miyaco Takeyama, Padin Maria de Fátima Ratto, Canfield Martha, Bortolon Cassandra Borges, Mitsuhiro Sandro Sendin, Ramos Laranjeira Ronaldo
Department of Psychiatry, Federal University São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
National Institute of Public Policy for Alcohol and Other Drugs, São Paulo, Brazil.
J Addict Dis. 2018 Jul-Dec;37(3-4):146-150. doi: 10.1080/10550887.2019.1637994. Epub 2019 Jul 22.
As in many other health disorders, people who misuse substances tend to be assisted by female caregivers. Despite this, little is known about the characteristics of women affected by a substance misusing relative (SMR). Data from 2541 Brazilian female affected family members (AFM) were analyzed. The majority of participants were mothers, age 45 or above, in a relationship, responsible for the substance use treatment of the SMR, and were related to a male SMR. High levels of physical and psychological symptoms were associated with socioeconomic status, mothers, responsibility for the SMR's treatment, cocaine and crack-cocaine as substance of the preference of the SMR, and financial contraints as reasons for the delay to seeking help. Findings demonstrate the complex social systems associated with female AFMs and the need of gender sensitive approaches to address the AFM's coping responses to the substance misuse problem in the family.
与许多其他健康问题一样，滥用药物的人往往由女性照顾者提供帮助。尽管如此，对于受药物滥用亲属（SMR）影响的女性的特征却知之甚少。对来自2541名巴西受影响女性家庭成员（AFM）的数据进行了分析。大多数参与者是处于恋爱关系中的45岁及以上的母亲，负责SMR的药物使用治疗，并且与男性SMR有关系。高水平的身体和心理症状与社会经济地位、母亲身份、对SMR治疗的责任、可卡因和快克可卡因作为SMR偏爱的药物，以及经济限制作为延迟寻求帮助的原因有关。研究结果表明与女性AFM相关的复杂社会系统，以及需要采用对性别敏感的方法来应对AFM对家庭中药物滥用问题的应对反应。
