The Effect of Family Communication Program on Drugs Consumption in Adolescent Opioid Use Disorder
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https://doi.org/10.58837/CHULA.JNRIH.37.2.9Keywords:
family communication, adolescent opioid injectors, Substance abuseAbstract
Abstract
Purpose: To study the impact of a family communication program on substance abuse among adolescent opioid injectors
Research Design: Quasi-experimental design for pre-test and post-test research
Method: example Adolescent males aged 18-24 years who are actively injecting opioids and father or mother treat at Princess Mother National Institute for Drug Abuse Treatment (PMNIDAT) 50 family The experimental group received a family communication program for a total of 6 weeks, while the control group received standard nursing care as usual The research tools used in the study include: 1) Family communication program, 2) Assessment questionnaire for opioid substance use, and 3) Assessment questionnaire for family communication. Data analysis was conducted using Wilcoxon signed-rank test, และ Mann-Whitney U Test with statistical significance set at the .05 level
Results: Adolescent opioid injectors who received the family communication program showed a statistically significant reduction in opioid substance use compared to baseline, immediately post-intervention, and at one-month follow-up. Additionally, adolescent opioid injectors who received the family communication program demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in opioid substance use compared to the control group receiving standard care, both immediately post-intervention and at one-month follow-up.
Conclusion: The use of family communication programs impacts substance abuse differently, aligning with hypotheses.
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