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Abstract
Substance dependence is a chronic, relapsing condition characterized by
waves of abuse, decreased use and abuse again. More .than one attemEt is usually
needed before a person successfully quits or gets use under control (5, ). Failure of
substance dependent patients to abstain their addiction is caused by various factors
including the difficulty of initiating and maintaining drug free life style, lack of
readiness for change, low self efficacy and hopelessness in addition to life stressors
and quality of life (7-12). Readiness for change, self-efficacy and hope are among the
factors that play an important role in the treatment _ of substance dependence by
influencing patients to seek, comply, and complete treatment as well as make
successful long-term changes (13, 14).
The present study aimed to assess readiness for change, self-efficacy and hope
among substance dependent patients:
Materials & Method
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The study was conducted at El-Maamoura Hospital for Psychiatric Medicine
in Alexandria.
Subjects comprised 200 detoxified substance dependent patients free from
psychiatric eo-morbid diseases and non alcoholics.
_ The follmying tools w~r~ used for data collection:
A socio-demographic and clinical data interview schedule to elicit socio-
demographic and clinical characteristics of substance dependent patients. To assess
various study variables the Stages of Change Readiness and Treatment Eagerness
Scale (SOCRATES), Drug abstinence Self-Efficacy Scale (DASE) and the Herth
Hope Index (HHI) were used. These tools were tested for validity and reliability. -
Method used for data collection was personal interview with each patient each
patient. The interview time ranged between 30-45 minutes.
The data were collected over a period of two months and half starting at the
is” of February 2012 and ending at the 2 nd of May 2012. ’