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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
- Title
- 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
- Authors
- Shin K.R.; Kim J.S.; Kim J.Y.; Yi H.R.
- Ewha Authors
- 신경림
- SCOPUS Author ID
- 신경림
- Issue Date
- 2005
- Journal Title
- Taehan Kanho Hakhoe chi
- ISSN
- 1598-2874
- Citation
- Taehan Kanho Hakhoe chi vol. 35, no. 5, pp. 763 - 773
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- SCOPUS
- Document Type
- Article
- Abstract
- PURPOSE: This study was conducted to determine the 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 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.
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