A Study to Assess the Social Functioning Level of Alcohol Dependents in Selected Rehabilitation Centre Shinde Roma Sunil1,*, Upendra Sheela2 1Tutor, Assoc, Symbiosis College of Nursing, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune, Maharashtra 2Professor, Symbiosis College of Nursing, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune, Maharashtra *Corresponding Author: Ms. Roma Sunil Shinde, E-mail: romasunil@scon.edu.in
Online published on 19 August, 2019. Abstract Introduction The pattern of cognitive deficits and their time-dependent recovery were investigated in a cohort of 50 male alcohol-dependent patients using a repeated measurement design with 50 healthy male controls matched for age, education, and marital status. Duration of dependency and length of abstinence prior to testing had no essential effects on neuropsychological functions. Our results provide evidence for the well-established fact that chronic alcoholism has detrimental effects on cognitive performance, but that performance improves with neuropsychological recovery which occurs rapidly within weeks when abstinence is maintained. Cognitive deficits seem to be similar across different studies and cultures. Method Quantitative non-experimental approach was adopted in the study. The sample of study was 50 males conducted at the in-patient treatment unit for alcohol-dependent patients at the Rehabilitation centre Tool was developed in two Sections: Section I: Demographic Performa of the sample; included age, education, occupation, Religion, marital status and Income. Section II: the modified Paul Clifford and Isobel Morris social functioning questionnaire. To find the association of social functioning score of alcohol dependents and selected demographic variables. Result Majority of (44%) of adolescence age between 18 to 35 are more prone for alcohol-dependent social functioning score is very low (0–28) is 4% the low social functioning level of (29–46) is 62%.Therefore the null H0 hypotheses is rejected and H1 is accepted. This shows the social functioning of alcohol-dependence patients in rehabilitation centre. Discussion The present study findings significantly reveals that there was improvement in social functioning of the group aged from(18–35) and similarly study promotes the low social functioning of alcohol dependants. Top Keywords Social functioning level, Alcohol Dependence, Rehabilitation centre. Top |