Recognition of Alcohol in Alcoholic Inpatients

Chung, Bok Yae; An, Hyo Ja; Byun, Hye Sun; Lee, Young Nae; Jeong, Kyung Soon; Kim, Ji Youn; Park, Hyun Joo; Kim, Ok Hee; Kim, Yun Kyung

doi:2009.18.1.11

J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs > Volume 18(1); 2009 > Article

Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2009;18(1):11-20.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2009.18.1.11 Published online March 31, 2009.

Recognition of Alcohol in Alcoholic Inpatients

Bok Yae Chung¹, Hyo Ja An², Hye Sun Byun³, Young Nae Lee⁴, Kyung Soon Jeong⁵, Ji Youn Kim⁶, Hyun Joo Park⁷, Ok Hee Kim⁸, Yun Kyung Kim⁹

¹Professor, College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University
²Full-time Lecturer, Department of Nursing, Dongshin University
³Assistant Professor, Division of Nursing, Musan College
⁴Nurse-Teacher, Kyungnam Industrial High School
⁵Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Kimcheon Science College
⁶Full-time Lecturer, Division of Nursing, Musan College
⁷Part-time Lecturer, Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Dongguk University
⁸Assistant Professor, Division of Health and Rehabilitation, Baekseok Culture College
⁹Part-time Lecturer, College of Nursing, Kyungpook National University

알코올중독 입원 환자의 알코올에 대한 인식

정복례¹, 안효자², 변혜선³, 이영내⁴, 정경순⁵, 김지연⁶, 박현주⁷, 김옥희⁸, 김윤경⁹

¹경북대학교 간호대학 교수
²동신대학교 간호학과 전임강사
³마산대학 간호과 조교수
⁴경남공업고등학교 보건교사
⁵김천과학대학 간호과 조교수
⁶마산대학 간호과 전임강사
⁷동국대학교 간호학과 시간강사
⁸백석문화대학 보건재활학부 조교수
⁹경북대학교 간호대학 시간강사

Correspondence: Hyo Ja An, Tel: 82-61-330-3586, Fax: 82-61-330-3580,
Email: callm68@dsu.ac.kr

Received: 19 February 2009 • Revised: 10 March 2009 • Accepted: 10 March 2009

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to describe how alcoholic inpatients recognize their alcoholism and to under stand it from the patients point of view.
Methods
The participants were 10 alcoholic patients who were admitted to a hos pital in D-dty. The age range was from 35 to 60 years old. Data was gathered through an in-depth interview and partic ipant observations for 2 to 3 times from May 2006 to January 2007. Data was analyzed with Colaizzi's (1978) phenom enological methodology.
Results
Five categories emerged from 10 theme clusters. The five categories were: 'Gives an acme feeling*, 'Gives a free feeling 1 , *Gives ambivalence feeling*, *Hope to stop*, and .Could not control’.
Conclusion
The results of this study show that nurses should contribute support and understand alcoholic inpatients. They should also provide educational information necessary to hospital workers for understanding mental health.

Key Words: Recognition; Alcohol; Alcoholism; Qualitative research