TY - JOUR
T1 - Family members lived experience with an opioid addicted loved one
AU - Adam, Marianne
AU - Kitt-Lewis, Erin
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to acknowledge two earlier Penn State College of Nursing projects that led to this research collaboration: The Research Nurse Initiative funded by Penn State’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Social Science Research Institute and Community Based Research Network funded by Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute’s Eugene Washington Engagement Award.
Funding Information:
This project was funded by The Penn State University; Schuylkill Campus Faculty Research Development Grant (Marianne Adam, Principal Investigator). The authors would like to acknowledge two earlier Penn State College of Nursing projects that led to this research collaboration: The Research Nurse Initiative funded by Penn State?s Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Social Science Research Institute and Community Based Research Network funded by Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute?s Eugene Washington Engagement Award.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/5/18
Y1 - 2020/5/18
N2 - Background: 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. Objectives: The purpose of the study is to understand the family members (FMs) lived experience with an individual with SUD. Methods: Using an interpretative phenomenological method of inquiry, a semi-structured interview guide was used. Eight participants (n = 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 (n = 4), active addiction (n = 1), and died from an overdose (n = 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. Results: 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.
AB - Background: 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. Objectives: The purpose of the study is to understand the family members (FMs) lived experience with an individual with SUD. Methods: Using an interpretative phenomenological method of inquiry, a semi-structured interview guide was used. Eight participants (n = 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 (n = 4), active addiction (n = 1), and died from an overdose (n = 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. Results: 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.
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U2 - 10.1080/10550887.2020.1785816
DO - 10.1080/10550887.2020.1785816
M3 - Article
C2 - 32611243
AN - SCOPUS:85087615627
SN - 1055-0887
VL - 38
SP - 475
EP - 481
JO - Journal of Addictive Diseases
JF - Journal of Addictive Diseases
IS - 4
ER -
