ผลของโปรแกรมเสริมสร้างพลังอำนาจต่อพฤติกรรมการใช้สารแอมเฟตามีนในผู้ป่วยที่มีความผิดปกติจากการใช้สารแอมเฟตามีน

Abstract

The number of patients with amphetamine use disorders (PAUD) admitted to hospitals is increasing. Amphetamine addiction affects the user, families, communities, and nations. This quasi-experimental design research aimed to study the effect of the empowerment enhancement program on amphetamine use behaviors among PAUD. The sample consisted of 24 PAUD in the inpatient department at Suan Prung Psychiatric Hospital, Chiang Mai Province. The instruments consisted of 1) personal information questionnaires; 2) the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test – Amphetamine-type Stimulants (The ASSIST-ATS); and 3) the Empowerment Enhancement Program on Amphetamine Use Behaviors Among PAUD developed by the researcher based on 4 steps of Gibson's empowerment concept (Gibson, 1995). The program had 6 activities 1 step per week, 60 minutes per activity, and a total duration of 4 weeks. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics mean, dependent t-test, and independent t-test. The results of the research revealed that: 1. The mean score of amphetamine use behavior of the experimental group in the one-month period after receiving the program (x ̅=19.92, SD = 6.74) was lower than the Empowerment Enhancement Program on Amphetamine Use Behaviors Among Patients with Amphetamine Use Disorders (x ̅=28.50, SD = 6.21) with statistical significance (p < .01). 2. The mean score of amphetamine use behavior of the experimental group in the one-month period after receiving the Empowerment Enhancement Program on Amphetamine Use Behaviors Among Patients with Amphetamine Use Disorders (x ̅=19.92, SD = 6.74) was lower than that of the control group (x ̅=27.08, SD = 4.54) with statistical significance (p < .05). The results of this study demonstrated that the Empowerment Enhancement Program on Amphetamine Use Behaviors can reduce amphetamine use behaviors among PAUD. Therefore, this program should be used to empower PAUD and help them reduce amphetamine use behaviors.