Nursing Interventions Applied to Alcohol Dependent Individuals: A Systematic Review

This study is a systematic review designed to explore the research conducted by nurses with alcohol-dependent individuals and to determine the effects of the reviewed studies on those individuals. The literature search was conducted for studies published between July 1, 2013 and July 30, 2018 in Turkish Psychiatry Directory, ULAKBIM Medical Database, Turkish Medline Database, PubMed, EBSCO Host and Science Direct databases, and a total of seven studies meeting the inclusion criteria were reviewed. The reviewed studies reported on interventions administered to alcohol-dependent individuals based on the Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Intervention Program, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Self Help Booklet, Psychoeducational Program, Yang Style T’ai Chi Practice, Cognitive-behavioral Model-based Psychoeducation and Exercise Intervention, Psychiatric Nursing Approach Based on the Tidal Model, and Electroencephalography-based Neurofeedback Training. The procedures performed in the reviewed studies were found to have positive effects on alcohol-dependent individuals’ mental health. Given the scarcity of research conducted in Turkey by nurses with alcohol-dependent individuals, it is important to conduct randomized controlled studies in this area and transfer their implications to practice in order to improve individuals’ quality of life