The Process by Which Alcoholics Maintain both Employment and Abstinence

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  • Sano Yukiko
    Human Resources Department, Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd
  • Tatsumi Asami
    School of Nursing，University of Human Environments

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  • アルコール依存症者が断酒と就業を両立するプロセス
  • アルコール依存症者が断酒と就業を両立するプロセス : 入院歴のある断酒会員における社会的相互作用
  • アルコール イソンショウシャ ガ ダンシュ ト シュウギョウ オ リョウリツ スル プロセス : ニュウインレキ ノ アル ダンシュ カイイン ニ オケル シャカイテキ ソウゴ サヨウ
  • Social Interaction by Members of Danshu-Kai Who Have a History of Hospital Treatment
  • ―入院歴のある断酒会員における社会的相互作用―

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<p>Objective: This study aimed to clarify the process by which alcoholics maintain both employment and abstinence, and consider support methods.</p><p>Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 9 alcoholics who are members of Danshu-Kai（an alcohol abstinence group）and the data was analyzed using a modified grounded theory approach.</p><p>Results: “A person who is being manipulated by alcohol” selected hospitalization for an “edge of the cliff decision” and participated in “Danshu-Kai to ease my loneliness”. Although they had a “workplace that supports reinstatement” they experienced “difficulty with reinstatement”. Under these circumstances, they were constantly performing “self-activation to prevent alcohol relapse”. They became “reborn”, and they take on a “way of working like oneself” because “I want to cherish my family”. Furthermore, “self-activation to prevent alcohol relapse” was the central category of the process.</p><p>Discussion: This study clarified the process by which alcoholics who are working performed “self-activation to prevent alcohol relapse” and became aware of a “way of working like oneself”. It is important to understand the background of alcoholics who have been drinking for a long time in order to relieve their stress and depressive symptoms. Supporters, including public health nurses, need to continue support to provide for reducing “anxiety about relapse”.</p>

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