Rattana Deepanya. Expectations in life of drug addict patients at Thanyarak Institute. Master's Degree(Addictionology ). Mahidol University. : Mahidol University, 2009.
Expectations in life of drug addict patients at Thanyarak Institute
Abstract:
The aims of this cross-sectional descriptive study were to investigate the
expectation in life and relationships between expectation and social support of drug
addict patients at Thanyarak Institute. The sample was composed of 250 patients
who attended the rehabilitation and were processed according to the Narcotic
Addicts Rehabilitation Act, B.E. 2545. A structured questionnaire was used for data
collection from July to September 2007. Data were analyzed by using descriptive
statistics, multiple regression and variance.
The majority of patients were male (67.7%), with an age range between
20-29 years (53.2%), single (60%), primary education level (48%), general
employees (63.2%) and with a family income from 5,001-10,000 baht (53.2%), The
patients were mostly methamphetamine addicts (94%) and over a third had used
drugs from 2 years (38.8%). Most had warm family relationships (87.2%), just
under a third lived with their parents (30.4%). Most of the patients had a high level
of expectations in life (78.8%). Patients who had significant family income and
family relationships had better expectations than the others (P< 0.05). Expectation
in life was significantly related to information support and appraisal support
significantly (P< 0.05).
The findings suggest that family, community, and therapists should
understand the expectations in life of addict patients together with providing love,
care and forgiveness. Also informational support and appraisal support have direct
benefits in life expectancy and strong role in preventing