Effects of Vocational Consultation on Relapse Rate and Hope among Drug Dependents in Bojnurd, Iran
Introduction: Drug addiction is one of the most flagrant social damages that can easily enervate the socio- cultural foundation of a country as well as endanger human dynamism. One of the prevalent problems among most addicted people is their low hope and relapse of drug dependence. The aim of this...
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| Language: | English |
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Electronic Physician
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Electronic Physician |
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4768918/ |
| Summary: | Introduction: Drug addiction is one of the most flagrant social damages that can easily enervate the socio- cultural foundation of a country as well as endanger human dynamism. One of the prevalent problems among
most addicted people is their low hope and relapse of drug dependence. The aim of this study was to assess the
effect of vocational consultation (for training on problem-solving skills) on hope and relapse rate of patients
treated in methadone maintenance clinics.
Methods: This experiment was conducted on 60 drug abusers treated in a methadone maintenance program in
drug addiction centers in Bojnurd, Iran, in 2014. The patients were randomly and equally allocated into two study
and control groups. All patients completed the Miller Hope Questionnaire before and after the intervention. Ten
sessions of vocational consultation were held for the study group while the control group received no special
treatment. Patients were followed up on for relapses for six months. Data were analyzed using SPSS (version 16)
and the paired-samples t-test technique.
Results: The results indicated that the mean and standard deviation of hope on the pre-test in the study group
increased on the post-test (from M=175.5, SD=31.8, to M=198.5, SD=20.4), while in the control group the mean
of hope decreased from the pre-test to past-test stage (M=184.7, SD=27.7, to M=183.3, SD=26.1), showing a
significant relationship, t(56)= 5.657, p<0.05. The relapse rate was not significantly different in the two groups.
Conclusion: The vocational consultation positively affects hope among drug dependents but did not affect their
relapse rate during the six-month follow-up. Increasing the hope in these groups of patients may be effective in
other aspects of treatment success in long-term follow-up. |
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| ISSN: | 2008-5842 2008-5842 |