Abstract:
This research studied the factors affecting relapse in alcohol dependent
patients in both relapse and no relapse cases. Data collection was done by
questionnaire. There are two sample groups patients who have been rehabilitated
more than one time and relapsed, and patients who have not relapsed for a year or
longer after rehabilitation. The sample size is 40 patients each. Percentage, average,
and standard deviation are used to analyze data, and T-Test is used to examine the
hypothesis.
The findings show that the factors which affect relapse were all positive
among the patients who did not relapse, as opposed to negative in those who did
relapse. In personal factors these were motivation to stop drinking and response to
rehabilitation. In family and social factors they were acceptance and support from
family members and social group, and in environmental factors, location of liquor
shops was relevant.
The suggestion from this study is that there should be further study about
factors which make rehabilitated patients stop drinking. These factors can be used in
creating effective rehabilitating tools, and to improve the alcohol dependent patients
rehabilitation method, which can also prevent relapse in those patients.