| Effects of Women Focused Relapse Prevention Program on Abstinence Self-efficacy and Depression in Alcoholic Women. |
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Eun Ju Bong, Chung Sook Lee |
1Naju National Hospital, Korea. b-e-j@hanmail.net
2College of Nursing, Chonnam National University, Korea. |
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| Abstract |
PURPOSE
This study was done to assess effects of women focused relapse prevention program on abstinence self-efficacy and depression in alcoholic women. METHODS: This study was a non-equivalent control group non-synchronized design with two groups, an experimental group (13 patients) and a control group (16 patients). The instruments were the Situational Confidence Questionnaire (SCQ-39) and the Beck depression Inventory (BDI). Data collection was done between July and December, 2008, during which a pre-test, the total of 8 group sessions for four weeks, and a post-test were given to alcoholic women who were admitted to K hospital in U city and D hospital in G city. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Fisher's exact test, Mann-Whitney U test and ANCOVA with SPSS/WIN program. RESULTS: The scores for abstinence self-efficacy were significantly higher and for depression lower, for the experimental group after the women focused relapse prevention program. CONCLUSION: This study shows that the women focused relapse prevention program can be applied as an effective nursing intervention by clinical nurses. |
| Key Words:
Relapse prevention; Abstinence self-efficacy; Depression; Alcoholic women |
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