A study on perceived stress among spouse of alcoholics

Alcoholism is one of the major health and social problems all over the world. Often the family members of alcoholics suffer intense psychological, physical and social trauma due to the core drinking problem of the family member. The aim of the study was to assess the perceived stress among spouse of alcoholics. This study design was a cross sectional survey. The sample size was 100 persons with alcohol problems. The present study adopted purposive sampling technique and appropriate tools were used to collect the data. The result showed that majority 29 (29.0%) of the respondents are between the age of 36 - 40 year, 39 (39.0%) of the respondents are belong 6 -10th level of education, 39 (39.0%) of the respondents were home maker is their occupational status, 53 (53.0%) of the respondents were in rural domicile background, 87 (87.0%) of the respondent were belong to family type of nuclear family, 28 (28.0%) of the respondent were report that 11 to 15 years duration of patient consume alcohol, 22 (22.0%) of the respondent were in 21 to 25 year of living with spouses, 55(55.0%) respondents were belong very often difficulties piling up so high that could not overcome of spouse of alcoholics, 86(86.0%) respondents were belong overall moderate stress of spouse of alcoholics. The details of the results would be presented in the conference.