The abstinence rate of patients with addiction after participation in the modified-matrix drug treatment program in an outpatient at Mae Aai Hospital, Chiang Mai Province
Keywords:
Modified Matrix Program, Drug addicts, NarcoticsAbstract
This retrospective descriptive research aimed to study the abstinence rate and explore the factors related to the abstinence rate by using the modified-matrix drug treatment program in an outpatient at Mae Aai Hospital, Chiang Mai Province. The samples were 176 drug addicts who received the treatment from 1 January 2021 to 30 August 2021 and completed the treatment program. Data were collected from the reporting system database and the monitoring and surveillance system on drug abuse at Mae Aai Hospital. The instrument was the evaluation form of the modified-matrix drug treatment program, which including of 3 parts as follows: 1) personal data information, 2) the patient’s report from treatment, and 3) the treatment monitoring and follow-up form. Data analysis of the abstinence rate employed descriptive statistics and analyzed the factors related to the abstinence rate using Chi-square statistics.
The results found that 77.3% of patients who participated in the modified-matrix drug treatment program in an outpatient had a rate of abstinence 3 months after completing treatment. For the factor associated with the rate of discontinuation after treatment, it was found that voluntary therapy (p-value = 0.016) and income (p-value = 0.034) were associated with the abstinence rate. Therefore, health authorities should be providing a campaign to increase voluntarily participate in the program, especially the low-income earners to increase the opportunity to quit the drugs.
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