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ISSN: 2383-3483 Journal of Police Medicine 2018;7(2):81-86
ISSN: 2383-3483 Journal of Police Medicine 2018;7(2):81-86
Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing on Changing the Lifestyle and Reducing the Drug Craving in Addicts
ARTICLE INFO
Article Type
Original ResearchAuthors
Kazemi R. (*)Hasani Sooha Sh. (1)
Didehroshani S. (1)
(*) Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran
(1) Department of Psychology, Humanities Faculty, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad university, Ardabil, Iran
Correspondence
Address: Faculty of Medicine, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, IranPhone: +98 (45) 33240374
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dr_reza.kazemi@yahoo.com
Article History
Received: September 25, 2017Accepted: March 7, 2018
ePublished: March 25, 2018
ABSTRACT
Aims
Dependence on substance is a chronic and recurrent disorder that imposes high costs on individuals, families and the community. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of motivational interviewing in changing lifestyle and reducing drug craving in addicts.
Materials & Methods This quasi-experimental research was carried out with pretest-posttest design and control group in the first 3 months of 2016. 30 addicts who referred to medieval residential treatment centers of Ardabil city, Iran, were selected by available sampling method and randomly divided into 2 groups of experimental and control. The Lifestyle and the reducing drug craving questionnaires were used to collect data. The differences of indices between the 2 groups were analyzed by SPSS 16 software using multivariable analysis of variance.
Findings Increase in average lifestyle index scores and decrease in drug craving in the experimental group were significant. The difference in mean score of lifestyle index (F=14.48) and drug craving (F=26.645) and their components were also significant in the experimental and control groups (p<0.01).
Conclusion Adding Motivational interview to treatment programs of addicts can be effective in changing lifestyle and reducing drug craving.
Materials & Methods This quasi-experimental research was carried out with pretest-posttest design and control group in the first 3 months of 2016. 30 addicts who referred to medieval residential treatment centers of Ardabil city, Iran, were selected by available sampling method and randomly divided into 2 groups of experimental and control. The Lifestyle and the reducing drug craving questionnaires were used to collect data. The differences of indices between the 2 groups were analyzed by SPSS 16 software using multivariable analysis of variance.
Findings Increase in average lifestyle index scores and decrease in drug craving in the experimental group were significant. The difference in mean score of lifestyle index (F=14.48) and drug craving (F=26.645) and their components were also significant in the experimental and control groups (p<0.01).
Conclusion Adding Motivational interview to treatment programs of addicts can be effective in changing lifestyle and reducing drug craving.
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