Relationship between Services Offered and Substance Rehabilitee’s Family Psychological Wellbeing: Mathari Substance Rehabilitation Centre Nairobi, Kenya

Nelliahs W. Wanjiru, Dr. Josephine Muthami & Dr. Wilkister Shanyisha
Catholic University of Eastern Africa
Email: waithiranjuguna@yahoo.com

Abstract: The issue of Substance use disorder in family has become a great challenge globally. Substance rehabilitation centre provide services that help to change behaviour of individual with substance use disorder. This study focused on the relationship between services offered and rehabilitee’s family psychological wellbeing. The study was conducted in Mathari rehabilitation centre Nairobi County, Kenya. The objective of the study was to determine the relationship between services offered and rehabilitee’s family psychological wellbeing. The study was guided by Family Systems Theory (FST) (Bowen, 1990). Mixed methods approach concurrent design was adopted. The study population was 170 (N=170); 50 substance in-patients (N=50), 20 members of staff (N=20) and 100 family members (N=100). Purposive and simple random sampling was used to get a sample size of 119 participants. This comprised 95 family members, 12 members of staff and 12 in-patients. 114 participants responded in the study; 90 family members, 12 members of staff and 12 in-patients. The age range for all respondents was 14 to 55 years. Questionnaire and semi-structured interview guide were used. Qualitative data was thematically analysed and backed with narratives. Quantitative data was analysed using inferential statistics Pearson Correlation analysis. The findings showed there is no relationship between services offered and family psychological wellbeing. Recommendations were; increase the number of psychologists in the centre, services offered in the centre to include programmes for family psychological wellbeing, create awareness about effects of substance use on family and services offered in Mathari rehabilitation centre.