Characterization of the alcoholic patient and his family. Viñales Health Area

Abstract

A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out with the objective of characterizing the alcoholic patient and his family, in the health area attended by the polyclinic "Fermín Valdés Domínguez", in the municipality Viñales, in the period from 2018 to 2020. The universe was constituted by 215 dependent patients. The sample selected by simple random method, was made up of 150 patients who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The development of the research included a system of methods integrated by theoretical, empirical and statistical procedures Variables such as age group, causes and consequences of alcoholism as well as paranormative crises were studied. The statistical analysis was performed using a database created in the Microsoft Excel system, where the data were subjected to percentage analysis, and the respective tables and graphs were subsequently prepared for a better interpretation of the information. The results of the research showed that 54,70 % belonged to the age group of 20-40 years, the main cause of alterations in family functioning was the rejection of the alcoholic relative with 80 %, divorce for 90,7 % was the consequence that most affected family functioning, 98,7 % manifested a daily alcohol intake as their lifestyle and the main paranormative crisis present in 100 % of the families studied was demoralization.