Effects of Discharge Planning with Motivation Enhancement Therapy in Amphetamine Induce Psychosis on Intention to Drug Abstinence and Readmission Rate among Psychiatric

Abstract

Purposes : To study the Effects of Discharge Planning with Motivation Enhancement Therapy in Amphetamine Induce Psychosis on Intention to Drug Abstinence and Readmission Rate among Psychiatric.

Study design : Quasi-experimental research.

Materials and Methods : The sample consisted of Amphetamine Induce Psychosis patients admitted to Mae Plang Ward, Roi Et Hospital, conducted between November and December 2024. Divided into an experimental group and a control group, 15 patients per group. The research instruments included Drug abstinence intention scale with a reliability of 0.88 and Discharge planning with motivation enhancement therapy. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics included: percentage, mean, standard deviation, paired t-test and independent t-test.

 Main findings : After receiving the discharge planning with motivation had a significantly higher intention to quit drugs than before receiving the program (p<.001). The mean score of intention to quit drugs between the experimental and control groups was significantly different (p<.001). In the 28-day follow-up period, the mean score of intention to quit drugs was significantly different from before the experiment (p<.001). The follow-up did not find a rate of re-admission in the experimental group.

Conclusion and recommendations : The program discharge planning combined with motivation resulted in high mean scores of drug cessation intention and no readmission within 28 days. Therefore, this program should be implemented for patients who continue to receive treatment.