Background:

The use of disulfiram in the treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is an important strategy to the maintenance of abstinence. The psychoeducation sessions conducted by nurses are intended to prepare the patient / family for the safe use of disulfiram and to monitor its effects.

Aim:

To evaluate the knowledge of hospitalized people with AUD about the care to be taken with food and hygiene products during the taking of disulfiram and to identify the need for psychoeducational nursing interventions.

Methods:

Cross-sectional and descriptive. Data were collected using a form with sociodemographic data and an instrument developed by the authors with questions about knowledge about the care to be taken during the taking of disulfiram and identify the aspects on which psychoeducation sessions should focus.

Results:

Sample consisting of 31 participants with an average age of 49 years (SD = 8.87). It stands out the knowledge not demonstrated, about the consumption of pickles, mayonnaise and mustard (48.4%), of sweets made with alcohol (38.8%), the use of syrups and elixirs with alcohol (41.9%) and aftershave, perfum or tonics with alcohol (35.5%). 12.9% of the participants do not recognize the symptoms, chest pain, dizziness, tachycardia and headache, as adverse reactions when the addition of alcohol with disulfiram.

Conclusions:

A significant percentage of the sample does not know what precautions to take with food and of hygiene products selection, so it is necessary to carry out psychoeducational interventions, having the nurse specialists in mental health a fundamental role.

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