Effect of Health Promotion Program to Reduce Drinking in The Community with Family Participation on Drinking Behaviors amomg Hazadous Drinkers

Abstract

This quasi-experimental research aimed to study the effects of a health promotion program with family participation in drinking behaviors among hazardous drinkers in a community.The samples were purposive sampling that consisted of 25 persons in each group. The experimental group received the health promotion program with family participation in the community while the control group received conventional nursing care. The research instrument was an 8-week in a health-promotion program that included knowledge training, knowledge discussion and sharing, village public broadcasting, follow-up home call, and home visit.Two types of instrument were employed for data collecting including Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and Perceptions of Drinking Behaviors among Hazardous Drinkers Questionnaire. The data was analyzed by percentage, mean, standard deviation, paired- samples t-test and Independent sample t-test. The results revealed that: 1. By the end of this study, the experimental group had a significantly lower mean score of the level of alcohol consumption habits than before the intervention (p < 0.001). 2. By the end of this study, the experimental group had a mean score of alcohol consumption behaviors lower than the control group at a statistically significant level (p < 0.001).