Effect of Psych-educational Program on Nursing Staff Attitudes towards Patients Having Substance Related Disorders | ||||
| Journal of Nursing Science Benha University | ||||
| Volume 4, Issue 2, July 2023, Page 433-447 PDF (569.18 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Scientific peer reviewed journal | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jnsbu.2023.307800 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Heba Abdel Fatah Ahmed* 1; Sorayia Ramadan Abdelfattah2; Shewikar Tawfik El-Bakry3; Faten Mohamed Ahmed4 | ||||
| 1Assistant lecturer of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing at Faculty of Nursing Dameitta University | ||||
| 2Professor of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing at Faculty of Nursing October 6 University Ain Shams University | ||||
| 3Professor of Neuropsychiatry at Faculty of Medicine Benha University | ||||
| 4Assistant Professor of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing at Faculty of Nursing Benha University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Nurses provide substance related disorder' patient treatment at all stages of the admittance process, from the initial assessment through treatment and follow up care. Aim of the study: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of a psycho-educational program on nursing staff attitudes towards patients having substance related disorders. Methods: A quasi-experimental design was used. The subjects of the study included 134 nurses and was divided into two equal groups (Experimental group & Control group) with 67 nurses in each group who were chosen by purposive sampling. The study was conducted at Benha Mental Health and Addiction Hospital. Tools for data collection: Two tools were used for data collection; Tool (1): Questionnaire interview assessing nursing staff socio-demographic data, Tool (2): Questionnaire related to nursing staff attitudes towards patients having substance related disorders. Results: Mean score of the attitude of the experimental group 'nurses was (53.56) at preintervention phase, which it was improved to be (87.5) at post intervention phase with slightly decrease to be (83.18) at follow up phase. Conclusion: The psycho-educational program had a positive effect on the nursing staff attitudes towards patients having substance related disorder. Moreover, there is a strong positive relation between the nursing staff attitudes and their age, years of experience in the psychiatric field and years of working in the addiction department. Recommendations: Providing up-to-date educational programs on regular basis for nurses' dealing with patients having substance related disorders about new health issues and its trends related to these disorders. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Nursing staff attitudes; Psycho-educational program; Substance related disorder | ||||
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