RecruitingACTRN12609000775213

Thai Family Support (TFS): Working with families of young substance users in primary health care

Working with families of young substance users in primary health care: The effect of the Thai Family Support (TFS) program on quality of life, general psychological wellbeing and family relationships.

Sponsor

Queensland University of Technology

Enrollment

90 participants

Start Date

Sep 1, 2009

Study Type

Interventional

Conditions

Youth substance use

Summary

The National household Survey on Substance and Alcohol Use in Thailand showed that approximately 2.5 million people had used at least one kind of substance in their lifetime. That comprised 5.42% of the total population aged between 12-65 years in 2007. It has become strongly evident that alcohol and drug use of individuals can seriously affect family members who live with them, as well as their close friends. Impacts on families who are living with a substance user fall into 5 areas: physical and psychological health of family members, poor family relationships resulting from their relative's substance use, financial impacts and employment impacts, disruption of social life, and impact on families in relation to different types of substance. Despite the deep and wide-ranging impact of substance use on other family members, families typically receive little or no support from treatment services, which instead, tend to focus attention on helping the substance user. The objectives of this program are to: a) Increase well-being of Concerned Significant Others (CSOs) and reduce mental distress b) Increase rates of Substance Users (SUs) seeking help and engaging in treatment , and c) Improve relationships between Concern Significant Others (CSOs) and Substance Users (SUs).

Eligibility

Sex: Both males and femalesMin Age: 18 Yearss

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study is testing a family support program (called Thai Family Support) for people in Thailand who are close to a young person using drugs or alcohol. Living with or being close to someone who uses substances can seriously affect a family member's mental health, relationships, finances, and daily life — yet most treatment programs focus only on the drug user. This program aims to support family members (called Concerned Significant Others, or CSOs), reduce their distress, improve their relationships, and encourage the substance user to seek help. You may be eligible if: - You are 18 years of age or older - You are a close family member or significant person (e.g., parent, partner, sibling) of a young person (aged 14–30) who uses substances - You have been in contact with the substance user on at least 40% of days in the past 3 months - You live within 30 km of the research site - The substance user has not entered drug or alcohol treatment in the past 3 months You may NOT be eligible if: - You yourself have a substance use disorder - You have engaged in domestic violence or use illicit drugs - You have a serious psychiatric disorder (such as psychosis) - The substance user has a serious psychotic disorder Talk to your doctor about whether this trial might be right for you.

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Interventions

Thai Family Support is an intervention for families of young substance users. This intervention was developed based on the 5-step method and Community Reinforcement And Family Training program together with Thai culture. It comprises about 14 hours of group treatment with the families of the substance users delivered over 6 sessions over 6 weeks. The treatment is designed specifically to support family members, so the substance users themselves do not attend. Sessions cover a variety of skills and techniques to help families deal with their substance-using relatives and help them manage their psychological functions and maintain well-being.

Locations(1)

Udonthani, Thailand

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