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INVESTIGATING THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF LATINO FARMWORKERS WHO DRINK ALCOHOL

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2023
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Excessive alcohol use, in addition to economic and social impacts, increases the risks of numerous chronic health problems, which further increase societal costs (Gloppen et al., 2022). Over 5% of the global burden of disease and injury as calculated in disability-adjusted life years, stems from alcohol use (World Health Organization [WHO], 2023). In the United States, nearly 30 million persons in 2021 experienced alcohol use disorder (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism [NIAAA], 2023a). Among these, the Latino population is prone to be diagnosed with alcohol use disorders (NIAAA, 2023a). Limited research is available regarding alcohol use among a particularly vulnerable Latino group: farmworkers (Arcury et al., 2016). To date, no phenomenological studies exploring the lived experiences of Latino farmworkers (LFWs) who drink alcohol have been found in the literature. The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experience of LFWs who use alcohol through a phenomenological approach to gain a greater understanding of LFWs’ experiences with alcohol. A semi-structured interview guide containing open-ended questions was used as the main qualitative measure. A sociodemographic survey was used at baseline to collect the participants’ sociodemographic data and to assess patterns of alcohol intake. Eighteen participants were interviewed. Interviews were audio-recorded on a digital recording device, and they were transcribed by the student researcher. Analysis of the transcriptions was performed by the student researcher and a dissertation committee member using Colaizzi’s (1978) seven-step phenomenological analytic method and ATLAS to search for themes.
Title: INVESTIGATING THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF LATINO FARMWORKERS WHO DRINK ALCOHOL.
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Name(s): Solorzano, Angel Johann Martinez, author
Wiese, Lisa Ann Kirk, Thesis advisor
Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Date Created: 2023
Date Issued: 2023
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 139 p.
Language(s): English
Abstract/Description: Excessive alcohol use, in addition to economic and social impacts, increases the risks of numerous chronic health problems, which further increase societal costs (Gloppen et al., 2022). Over 5% of the global burden of disease and injury as calculated in disability-adjusted life years, stems from alcohol use (World Health Organization [WHO], 2023). In the United States, nearly 30 million persons in 2021 experienced alcohol use disorder (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism [NIAAA], 2023a). Among these, the Latino population is prone to be diagnosed with alcohol use disorders (NIAAA, 2023a). Limited research is available regarding alcohol use among a particularly vulnerable Latino group: farmworkers (Arcury et al., 2016). To date, no phenomenological studies exploring the lived experiences of Latino farmworkers (LFWs) who drink alcohol have been found in the literature. The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experience of LFWs who use alcohol through a phenomenological approach to gain a greater understanding of LFWs’ experiences with alcohol. A semi-structured interview guide containing open-ended questions was used as the main qualitative measure. A sociodemographic survey was used at baseline to collect the participants’ sociodemographic data and to assess patterns of alcohol intake. Eighteen participants were interviewed. Interviews were audio-recorded on a digital recording device, and they were transcribed by the student researcher. Analysis of the transcriptions was performed by the student researcher and a dissertation committee member using Colaizzi’s (1978) seven-step phenomenological analytic method and ATLAS to search for themes.
Identifier: FA00014357 (IID)
Degree granted: Dissertation (PhD)--Florida Atlantic University, 2023.
Collection: FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Note(s): Includes bibliography.
Subject(s): Alcoholism
Hispanic Americans--Alcohol use
Farmworkers
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014357
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