| Title |
Effectiveness of social work intervention with a systematic approach to improve general health in opioid addicts in addiction treatment centers
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Psychology Research and Behavior Management, November 2016
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| DOI | 10.2147/prbm.s110705 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ghoncheh Raheb, Esmat Khaleghi, Amir Moghanibashi-Mansourieh, Ali Farhoudian, Robab Teymouri |
| Abstract |
This study takes a systematic approach to investigate the effect of social work intervention aimed at increasing general health among opioid addicts in addiction treatment centers. This is an experimental plan (pretest to posttest with a control group); the study sample included 60 patients with drug dependencies undergoing treatment in addiction treatment centers. These patients were randomly assigned as case (30) and control (30) groups. The case group was subjected to intervention over ten sessions, whereas the control group received no intervention. Both groups then passed through a posttest, while a follow-up was conducted after 4 months. Data were obtained via a General Health Questionnaire. A covariance analysis test and independent and dependent t-test results indicated that a social work intervention adopting systematic approach was effective in increasing the general health of drug-addicted patients under treatment. Thus, the nature of the presence of social workers in addiction treatment centers has been effective and can have a significant influence by reducing anxiety and insomnia and somatic symptoms, improving patients' self-understanding and self-recognition, and enhancing social functioning. |
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