Application and Extension of the Alcohol Recovery Narratives Conceptual Framework.

ABSTRACT: Recovery narratives are personal stories of health problems and recovery. A systematic review proposed a conceptual framework characterising alcohol misuse recovery narratives, consisting of eight principal dimensions, each with types and subtypes. The current study aims to apply and extend this preliminary conceptual framework. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to collect alcohol misuse recovery narratives from adult participants. A two-stage inductive and deductive thematic analysis approach was used to assess the relevance of the dimensions and types included in the preliminary conceptual framework and identify new components. The sample consisted of 11 participants from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds who had previously displayed varying degrees of alcohol misuse. All concept

SUBMITTER: Subhani M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10626984 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature