Development of a care system with network participation for individuals with substance use disorders in Nong-bua Lamphu province
Keywords:
care system, community, network participation, substance use disordersAbstract
Objective: To develop and evaluate a substance use disorders care system, incorporating community network involvement.
Methods: This research and development study was conducted in Nong-bua Lamphu province. Participant consisted of 315 community mental health network staff, 95 individuals with substance use disorders, and their family caregivers. Research instrument included assessment of substance use disorders knowledge, network participation, caregiving burden and ability, and patients’ daily functioning. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, chi-square test, the Wilcoxon signed ranks test, and paired t-test.
Results: The developed care system, which emphasized community network involvement, included defining community role network, enhancing network participation, improving service delivery, and building caregiver capacity. After the training, there was a significant increase in both knowledge and participation levels among community staff compared to pre-training assessments. Caregivers reported a significant reduction in burden and improvement in knowledge and caregiving ability. After development, patients demonstrated improvements in their daily activities.
Conclusion: The care system with community network participation for substance use disorders has potential to enhance community network participation, strengthen caregivers’ abilities and improve patients’ daily functioning.
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