Arul Jothi, S (2020) A study to assess the effectiveness of health fostering nursing intervention on behavioural pattern and drug compliance among alcoholic dependence clients attending de-addiction centre at Psychiatric Tertiary Care Centre, Chennai. Masters thesis, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, Chennai.
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Abstract
Alcoholic dependence is a chronic disease and it affects personal, social and economical impact of an individual, family and society. Drug compliance refers to the degree to which the alcohol dependence client correctly follows medical advice. Non drug compliance diminishes the effectiveness of treatment and prone for relapse. TITLE: A study to assess the effectiveness of health fostering nursing intervention on behavioural pattern and drug compliance among alcoholic dependence clients attending de-addiction centre at Psychiatric Tertiary Care Centre, Chennai. OBJECTIVES: 1. To assess the pre test level of behavioural pattern and drug compliance among alcoholic dependence clients. 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of health fostering nursing intervention and to compare the pre and post test level of behavioural pattern and drug compliance among alcoholic dependence clients. 3. To associate the post test level of behavioural pattern and drug compliance with their selected demographic variables. METHODS AND MATERIALS: This study was conducted with 60 alcoholic dependence clients in quantitative approach, quasi experimental non randomized control design. Behavior pattern was assessed by using self structured behavioural pattern tool and for drug compliance MARS – 10 questionnaire in study and control group. After pre test, health fostering nursing intervention was given to clients in study group. At the end of the fourth weeks, post test was conducted using same tools for both groups. RESULTS: The present study findings in pre test, the mean behavioural score in study group and control group were 45.93 and 46.50. After administration of health fostering nursing intervention the post test mean behavioural score were 35.20 and 46.00 with mean differences of 10.80 and 0.5 in study group and control group. The mean difference in study group was statistically significant t = 7.97; p = 0.001. In pre test, the mean drug compliance score in study group and control group were 5.40 and 5.23. After administration of health fostering nursing intervention the post test mean drug compliance score were 7.20 and 5.57 with mean difference of 1.80 and 0.33 in study group and control group. CONCLUSION: Hence health fostering nursing intervention was found to be cost effective, appropriate and feasible to implement in all settings. It will help the clients to attain desire behaviour pattern and drug compliance levels.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Additional Information: | 301831102 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | behavioural pattern, drug compliance, alcohol dependence, health fostering nursing intervention. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Psychiatric Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Dec 2021 17:00 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Mar 2022 02:41 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/18765 |
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