The Effectiveness of the Applied Empowerment Program on Amphetamine Relapse Prevention Behaviors in Person Receiving the Medication Treatment Phase of Princess Mother National Institute On Drug Addicts Treatment

Abstract

The objectives of this study were: 1) to examine the effects of the application of the empowerment program on amphetamine relapse and prevention behaviors of drug-treated persons at the Princess Mother National Institute On Drug Addicts. The sample were 70 males who came to inpatient therapy during the drug therapy phase to meet the specified criteria by purposive sampling. They were thirty five experimental and thirty five comparison. The experimental group underwent an empowerment program that applied Gibson's ideas. This research uses a quasi-experimental design. The duration of the experiment was three weeks. The included six activities, once per week. Two consecutive activities of two hours each time. The comparison group received normal care. The instrument for collecting data was a discrimination power and a questionnaire with a reliability of .76. The data were analyzed by frequencies, percentages, means, standard deviation, Paired T-test, and Independent T-test.
The research results revealed that before the experiment, the experimental group had a moderate level of knowledge about the Amphetamine, the attitude was a moderate level and had a self-care behaviors to prevent re-infection was at a moderate level, and after the experiment, the knowledge was at a high level, the attitude is at a moderate level and has the highest level of behavior. Before the experiment, the comparison group had a moderate level of knowledge about the Amphetamine, the attitude was at a moderate level, behavior was at a moderate level, and after the experiment, the knowledge was at a high level, the attitude was at a moderate level, and has a moderate level of behavior. Before and after the experiment, the experimental and comparison groups had no difference in knowledge about Amphetamine. There had a significant difference in attitude at the .05 level and there had no difference in behavior. But after the experiment, there was a statistically significant difference in knowledge at the .01 level. There was a statistically significant difference in attitude at the .01 level. There had a statistically significant difference in behavior at the .01 level. The attitudes and behavior after the experiment were higher than before the experiment.
From the research done, results could be used as a guideline for organizing therapeutic activities. It has shown to help strength self-empowerment to support and prevent re-infection.