Penn State University, College of Nursing, Schuylkill Haven, PA, USA.
Penn State University, College of Nursing, University Park, PA, USA.
J Addict Dis. 2020 Oct-Dec;38(4):475-481. doi: 10.1080/10550887.2020.1785816. Epub 2020 Jul 2.
The opioid epidemic is complex problem. In order to provide a comprehensive intervention plan, understanding all stakeholders' perspectives is essential. Stakeholders in this epidemic include the individual with substance use disorder (SUD), family and friends who care for the person with SUD, the community, the state, and the nation; however, there is limited research that explains the lived experience of individuals with SUD and their families and friends.
The purpose of the study is to understand the family members (FMs) lived experience with an individual with SUD.
Using an interpretative phenomenological method of inquiry, a semi-structured interview guide was used. Eight participants ( = 8; i.e., mothers, a father, a wife, a grandmother, and an aunt) who care for a person with a SUD were interviewed. During the time of the interview, the persons with the SUD were in the following stages of the SUD trajectory: recovery ( = 4), active addiction ( = 1), and died from an overdose ( = 3). Interviews ranged from 60 to 90 minutes were conducted in a quiet, private location chosen by the participant. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed, and deidentified. Transcripts were uploaded to NVIVO, secure qualitative data storage software.
Analysis revealed four themes of the FMs lived experience with an individual with SUD: (1) confirming the addiction, (2) living with addiction, (3) sorting out addiction, and (4) reflecting on addiction. Findings will provide evidence to support comprehensive interventions.
阿片类药物流行是一个复杂的问题。为了提供全面的干预计划，了解所有利益相关者的观点至关重要。该流行中的利益相关者包括有物质使用障碍（SUD）的个人、照顾 SUD 个人的家人和朋友、社区、州和国家；然而，几乎没有研究解释有 SUD 的个人及其家人和朋友的生活经历。
本研究的目的是了解有 SUD 个人的家庭成员（FM）的生活经历。
使用解释现象学方法的探究，使用半结构化访谈指南。采访了 8 名照顾 SUD 个人的参与者（ = 8；即母亲、父亲、妻子、祖母和阿姨）。在采访期间，有 SUD 的个人处于 SUD 轨迹的以下阶段：康复（ = 4）、活跃成瘾（ = 1）和死于过量（ = 3）。访谈时间为 60 至 90 分钟，在参与者选择的安静、私人地点进行。访谈进行了录音、转录和去识别。转录本上传到 NVIVO，这是一种安全的定性数据存储软件。
分析揭示了 FM 与有 SUD 个人生活经历的四个主题：（1）确认成瘾，（2）与成瘾共存，（3）解决成瘾，和（4）反思成瘾。研究结果将提供证据支持全面干预。
