University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sscineces , msflir@yahoo.com
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Introduction: Impaired spiritual health in substance abusers and important role of
spirituality and spiritual care in substance abuse treatment led to more focus on spiritual
interventions in substance abuse treatment. Due to high rate of industrial drug abuse, this
research aimed to determine the impact of spiritual care on spiritual health of Amphetamin
dependents.
Methods: In a triangulated experimental study, all officially diagnosed and hospitalized
amphetamin dependents of a special service center in Iran were participated. 81 persons
sample by using a randomized permuted block method was devided into two case and control
group.(41 case and 40 control group). Data gathered by using pre and post test
information,applying demographic checklist and jarel spiritual well-being questionnaire by
each person before and after spiritual care intervention. To analyze data dependent t-test,
colmogroph-smirnoph test and pierson correlation test were applied.
Results: Comparison the pre and post test data of spiritual health in tow case and contol
groups showed significant diffrences in case group and spiritual health in case group
promoted after spiritual care, however there was no significant diffrence in control group
before and after spiritual care intervention.
Conclusion: spiritual care intervention leads to spiritual health promotion in hospitalized
amphetamin dependents. Assessment of demographic variables showed that gender effects
spiritual health and women reported higher response to spiritual care than men.
Key words: Spiritual care, Spiritual health, Amphetamin dependents.
Bamdad M, Fallahi Khoshknab M, Dalvandi A, Khodayi Ardakani M R. Impact of Spiritual Care on Spiritual Health of hospitalized Amphetamin Dependents . IJPN 2013; 1 (3) :10-18 URL: http://ijpn.ir/article-1-135-en.html