The effect of cognitive behavioral therapy program on the quality of life among drug dependence patients at Chana hospital.

Abstract

     This research was Quasi – experimental research. The objective of this study was to examine how a cognitive-behavioral therapy program affects the quality of life of drug addicts receiving outpatient treatment at Chana Hospital in Songkhla Province. The research design employed a quasi-experimental approach, involving two distinct groups: one assessed before the therapy program and the other assessed after the intervention, known as the pretest-posttest control group design. The study included a sample of 40 participants currently undergoing treatment at Chana Hospital, with 20 individuals assigned to the experimental group and 20 to the control group. Descriptive statistics, including percentages, frequencies, means, and standard deviations, were utilized for data analysis. Inferential statistics, such as chi-square, t-tests, and repeated measures ANOVA.

     The findings of the study indicate that the majority of participants were male (90.0%), with an average age of 41.83 years (SD = 10.127). The average age at which participants first initiated drug use was 24.88 years (SD = 6.858). Significant differences were observed in the mean scores of quality of life between the experimental group, which underwent the program, and the control group, which received standard treatment before their involvement in the project. These differences were evident both immediately after project enrollment and one month following its completion, reaching a statistically significant significance level of 0.05 (F = 14.982). Furthermore, the analysis of variance indicated a statistically significant interaction between the groups and the duration of the project at the 0.05 level (F = 0.017). The mean quality of life scores significantly varied between the experimental group, receiving the program, and the control group patients, who received regular therapy, at the 0.05 level (F = 259.305).