Relationship between Anxiety Level and Emotional Regulation among Drug Addict Patients | ||
| Menoufia Nursing Journal | ||
| Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2023, Pages 413-429 PDF (1.15 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/menj.2023.323706 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Amira Abd Allah Montaser1; Maaly I. El Malky2; Merfat M. Atia2 | ||
| 1Assistant lecturer of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt | ||
| 2Professor of Psychiatric& Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract: Background: anxiety is associated with drug addiction that worsens the psychological and physical symptoms of mental health. Emotional regulation is a significant problem in patients with drug addiction. Purpose: Investigate the relationship between anxiety level and emotional regulation among drug addict patients. Design: Descriptive correlational design was used to achieve the study purpose. Setting: the study was conducted at the drug addiction department of Meet-Khalaf Hospital, Menoufia Governorate, Egypt. Sample: A purposive sample of 80 drug addicted patients who attend in-patient in the psychiatric and Addiction Treatment Hospital in Meet-Khalaf, Shebin El-kom City, Menoufia Governorate, Egypt. Instruments: The data was collected using Structured interview questionnaire, Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-Anxiety (DASS-A -7), and Emotion Regulation Scale. Results: more than two thirds (66%) of studied participants had moderate level of anxiety. and more than of three-quarters (78%) of them had unsatisfactory emotional regulation level. There was a significant statistical negative correlation between the total anxiety mean score and the total emotional regulation mean score among studied subject ; mean that when anxiety increase, emotional regulation decrease and vice versa. Conclusion: there was a significant statistical negative correlation between the total anxiety mean score and the total emotional regulation mean score among studied subject. Recommendation: Regular assessments and monitoring of anxiety and emotional regulation should be included in the treatment process for drug addict patient. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Anxiety; Drug addict patients; Emotional regulation | ||
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