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Effects of a Drug Misuse and Abuse Prevention Program on Knowledge, Attitude, and Preventive Behaviors Related to Drug Misuse and Abuse, and Depression in Low-income Elderly Women  

Shin Kyung-Rim (College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University)
Kim Jeong-Sun (College of Nursing Chonnam National University)
Kim Jin-Young (Institute of Human Genimic Study, Korea University)
Yi Hye-Ryeon (Institute of Human Genimic Study, Korea University)
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing / v.35, no.5, 2005 , pp. 763-773 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the effects of a drug misuse and abuse prevention program on knowledge, attitude, and preventive behaviorsrelated to drug misuse and abuse, and depression in low-income elderly women in the urban area. Method: The design of this study was a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The subjects consisted of 26 in the experimental group and 23 in the control group. The program was performed for about 1 hour, once a week for 5 weeks. Data was analyzed by the SAS(ver.8.02) computer program, and it included descriptive statistics, Fisher's exact test, Mann-Whitney U test, Wilcoxon signed ranks test, and ANCOVA. Result: There were statistically significant differences in knowledge, attitude, and preventive behaviors related to drug misuse and abuse, and depression between the experimental group and the control group. Conclusion: This study showed that this prevention program of drug misuse and abuse is appropriate for low-income elderly women, Therefore this program is recommended as a nursing intervention strategy for the elderly.
Keywords
Aged; substance-related disorder; Knowledge; Attitude; Behavior;
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