The effect of mindfulness-based education given to individuals with substance-use disorder according to self-efficacy theory on self-efficacy perception.

A mindfulness-based education program grounded in self-efficacy theory increased self-efficacy perceptions among individuals with substance-use disorder. In a pretest-posttest controlled trial with 112 patients (56 treatment, 56 control), the treatment group's average Self-Efficacy-Sufficiency score rose from 76.50 ± 12.62 before the intervention to 85.50 ± 14.95 after. A significant difference between groups was detected overall, though two of the four subscale factors showed no significant change.

Study at a glance

Abstract

The aim of this research is to find the effect of mindfulness-based education given to ındividuals with substance-use disorder according to self-efficacy theory on self-efficacy perception. The research was planned as a test model with pretest-posttest control groups. Individuals who have been diagnosed with substance abuse in the substance abuse clinic of Turgut Ozal Medical Center, and at the Substance Abuse Treatment and Education Centre of Gaziantep 25 Aralık State Hospital formed the core of this study. The research was conducted between January 2018-May 2019. 112 patients, 56 in the treatment and 56 in the control group, participated in the study. Scientific research started after ethical approval. Mindfulness therapy was applied to experimental group patients. For the data collection, the Socio-Demographic Characteristics Questionnaire and Self-Efficacy-Sufficiency scale were used. t-Test for dependent variables to compare the mean scores of experimental and control groups and t-test for independent variables were used. It was seen that the average total Self-Efficacy-Sufficiency score of the patients in the treatment group was 76.50 ± 12.62 before the intervention and increased to 85.50 ± 14.95 after the intervention. There is a significant difference between the average scores. Even when the treatment and control groups are compared, a significant difference was still detected between the groups. There was no significant difference between the groups in two of the Self-Efficacy-Sufficiency steps after the intervention in the experimental group, but there were significant differences between the other two factors and total score averages.