Korean Journal of Family Medicine

The Relationship between a Spouse's Alcohol Use Disorder and Family Communication: Hyuk Ju Kwon, Tae Kwan Ahn, Jung Ah Lee, Sung Sunwoo, Young Sik Kim, Byung-Soo Kim, Tae Hee Jeon, Byung Yeon Yu, Byung-Wook Yoo, Kyung-Chae Park, Sun Wha Ok; Korean J Fam Med 2015;36(2):92-102. Published online March 23, 2015; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4082/kjfm.2015.36.2.92

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Background

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) affects not only an individual's health but also their family. This study was conducted to examine effects of a spouse's AUD on family functioning and family communication.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study using data from 890 participants (445 couples) in a Korean family cohort in primary care. Participants with Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test in Korea scores of 8 or greater were classified into an AUD group. Family functioning was classified into three groups (balanced, midrange, and extreme) using the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Scale (FACES)-III questionnaire, and then reclassified into two groups (appropriate and extreme groups) for binominal analyses. Family communication was classified into three groups (high, moderate, and low) using the Family Communication Scale, FACES-IV, and also reclassified into two groups (good and poor).

Results

There was no significant difference in adaptability and cohesion between both male and female participants with a spouse with AUD and participants with a spouse without AUD. Using multivariate logistic regression to adjust for potential confounders, there was no significant difference in family type and communication between the two groups in males. However, there was a significant decrease in family communication (odds ratio, 2.14; 95% confidence interval, 1.29 to 3.58) in females with a spouse with AUD compared to females with a spouse without AUD, even after adjusting for the participant's own AUD.

Conclusion

In females, family communication is significantly worse when spouses have AUD. This suggests that a husband's alcohol consumption has negative effects on his wife's family communication.

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A Randomized Controlled Trial of SMS Text Messaging versus Postal Reminder to Improve Attendance after Lipid Lowering Therapy in Primary Care.: Sung Ja Cho, Young Sik Kim, Ho Cheol Shin, Eun Ju Sung, Dae Hyun Kim, Sangyeoup Lee, Tae Hee Jeon, Yun Jun Yang, Chung Hwan Cho, Hee Cheol Kang, Yoo Seock Cheong; Korean J Fam Med 2010;31(4):284-293. Published online April 20, 2010; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4082/kjfm.2010.31.4.284

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PCR Prevalence and Risk Factors of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in the Adult Population of Ulsan.: Tae Heum Jeong, Tae Hee Jeon; J Korean Acad Fam Med 1998;19(4):364-373. Published online April 1, 1998

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: Liver disease is an important public health problem in Korean. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of hepatitis C virus antibody(anti-HCV) in the adult population of Ulsan and to identify risk factors for HCV infection by case-control study.

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Baseline factors associated with smoking cessation.: Young Il Won, Tae Hee Jeon, Dong Soo Lee, Sang Woo Oh, Gee Ho Choi, Taiwoo Yoo, Bong Yul Huh; J Korean Acad Fam Med 1992;13(11):862-868. Published online November 1, 1992

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: There is probably overwhelming consensus that addictive disorder such as cigarette smoking is markedly resistant to long-term modification. But studies of nontherapeutic populations indicate that long-term self-cure of smoking is relatively common events. So it is of considerable importance to understand variables which are as associated with quitting among smokers.

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