Federal University São Paulo.
Adicciones. 2020 Nov 17;32(4):265-272. doi: 10.20882/adicciones.1305.
The heterogenic characteristics of affected family members (AFMs) of substance misusing relative (SMR) remain understudied. This study examined the occurrence and correlates of AFMs having more than one relative with substance use problems.
A secondary analysis of a cross-sectional study on the characteristics of affected family members in Brazil was performed (N= 3157). Levels of AFM stress, strain, coping and hopefulness were assessed. Factors associated with AFMs having other substance misusing relatives (other-SMRs) were explored using univariate logistic regressions.
The occurrence of having other-SMR was reported by 61.6% of the sample (1945/3157). Of this, 47% (904/1945) reported that the other-SMR was a member of the SMR's immediate family (spouse/partner/children/siblings). The likelihood of having other-SMRs was related to the AFM being female, from a low socioeconomic background, between the age of 35-44 years older, being SMR's mother or wife/girlfriend/fiancée, scoring higher on family member impact, psychological and physical symptoms, withdrawal coping and to have an older SMR.
Information about the characteristics of AFMs is key to understanding how the experience of harm associated with the relative's problem might manifest. Our findings offer information that could be used when developing interventions aimed at reducing the harm experienced by AFMs.
物质滥用亲属（SMR）的受影响家庭成员（AFM）的异质性特征仍未得到充分研究。本研究考察了具有一个以上有物质使用问题的亲属的 AFM 的发生情况及其相关因素。
对巴西一项受影响家庭成员特征的横断面研究进行了二次分析（N=3157）。评估了 AFM 的压力、紧张、应对和希望水平。使用单变量逻辑回归探讨了与AFM 有其他物质滥用亲属（其他-SMR）相关的因素。
样本中有 61.6%（1945/3157）报告了有其他-SMR。其中，47%（904/1945）报告说其他-SMR 是 SMR 的直系亲属（配偶/伴侣/子女/兄弟姐妹）。有其他-SMR 的可能性与 AFM 是女性、社会经济地位较低、年龄在 35-44 岁之间、是 SMR 的母亲或妻子/女友/未婚妻、家庭成员影响、心理和身体症状、戒断应对评分较高以及 SMR 年龄较大有关。
了解与亲属问题相关的伤害经历如何表现的关键是了解 AFM 的特征。我们的研究结果提供了一些信息，这些信息可用于制定旨在减少 AFM 所经历的伤害的干预措施。
