Effectiveness of Implementing Cognitive Behavior Therapy Program Among Patients with Alcohol Dependence, Thanyarak Maehongson Hospital
Keywords:
Cognitive Behavior Therapy Program, Patients with alcohol dependence, Drinking behaviorsAbstract
Alcohol dependence impacts physical and psychological health among patients with alcohol dependency and also impacts their families and society. So they need to be treated with proper therapy. Cognitive behavior therapy is a psychosocial therapy that could reduce drinking behavior. The purpose of this operational study was to study the effectiveness of implementing a cognitive behavior therapy program among patients with alcohol dependence at Thanyarak Maehongson Hospital (TMH). The sample included 15 patients with alcohol dependence who were admitted at the detoxification unit of TMH from June to August 2017, and six nurses who conducted the program. The study instruments consist of 1) the Demographic Data Form, 2) the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), 3) the Satisfaction Questionnaire Of The Program Users modified from the nurse’s opinion survey form according to patients discharge planning, 4) the Satisfaction Questionnaire Of Patients with Alcohol Dependence modified from the satisfaction questionnaire of patients were assisted by a counseling program, 5) the Cognitive Behavior Therapy Program (CBTP) 6) the Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol-Revised (CIWA-Ar). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics.
The results of study
- After receiving CBTP, the patients were assessed at one month after discharge from the hospital. All of the patients with alcohol dependence were able to reduce their drinking behaviors and 66.67 % of them completely stopped drinking.
- All patients with alcohol dependence who received the program expressed that this program was beneficial for them to reduce, quit or stop drinking and were overall satisfied with the program from high to the highest level.
- One hundred percent of the nursing personnel who conducted the program have a high level of perception that the program is beneficial to their practice, their patients and their patients’ relatives. More than eighty percent (83.33%) of them expressed that the program was appropriate for practice in the organization and have a high level of overall satisfaction of the program.
The results of the study indicates that CBTP can decrease the drinking behavior of patients with alcohol dependence by receiving services at the detoxification unit of Thanyarak Maehongson Hospital. Therefore, this program should be further implemented for patients with alcohol dependence.
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