Development and Effectiveness of an Online Motivation Enhancement Program on Self-Regulation for Drug Abstinence among Patients with Substance Use Disorders during Follow-Up Phase
Keywords:
Online Program, need to supports, Self-regulation, Substance Use Disorders, Follow-Up PeriodAbstract
This research and development study aimed to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of an online motivational enhancement of self-regulation program on drug cessation among patients with substance use disorders during the post-treatment follow-up period. The study was conducted in three phases. Phase 1 involved program development through medical record reviews, focus group discussions, in-depth interviews, and literature review. Phase 2 consisted of pilot testing and program refinement, with validation by five experts. And phase 3 involved testing the program’s effectiveness with a sample of 60 patients who had completed rehabilitation treatment during the follow-up period. Participants were divided into a control group and an experimental group, with 30 participants in each group. The research instruments included the online motivational enhancement program and a questionnaire on self-regulation for drug cessation assessment, which demonstrated a Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of .95. Data were analyzed using paired t-test and independent t-test statistics. The results were as follows.
1. The program consisted of four core group activities (60 minutes each), conducted once weekly for four consecutive weeks, accompanied by a motivation enhancement manual for patients in the follow-up phase.
2. The experimental group showed a statistically significant improvement in self-regulation scores after completing the program compared to before (t = -7.383, p-value < .001).
3. Post-intervention, the experimental group’s self-regulation scores were significantly higher than those of the control group (t = 16.441, p-value < .001).
The results indicate that the online motivation enhancement program effectively increased self-regulation for drug cessation among patients in the post-treatment follow-up phase. This program can be applied in healthcare services and rehabilitation centers for individuals with substance addiction.
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