Poster Presentation
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Thursday, July 10, 2008
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Thursday, July 10, 2008
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
The Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Electro-Ear Stimuli Acupuncture in Alcohol Hazardous Drinking Patients
Ganoksri Jard-ngoen, MS, RN, APN, Psychiatric-mental health for adult nursing, Bangpakong Community Hospital, Bangpakong, Chachongsao, Thailand and Apirat Katanyutanon, MD, Director, Bangpakong community hospital, Bangpakong, Thailand.
| Learning Objective #1: Evaluate the effects of the combination of an electro-ear-stimuli acupuncture and a cognitive behavioral therapy to stop hazardous alcohol drinking |
| Learning Objective #2: N/A |
The purposes of this study were to evaluate the effects of the combination of an electro-ear-stimuli acupuncture and a cognitive behavioral therapy to stop hazardous alcohol drinking. The one group pre-post test design was conducted with 25 hazardous alcohol drinking patients admitted at Banpagong community hospital, Chachuangsao. The qualified sample was screened by a screening questionnaire. An hour-electro-ear-stimuli acupuncture and one hour cognitive behavioral therapy were applied for 10 days in a roll for each participant. The participants were follow up at 1, 2 , 4, 12 weeks, and one year later. The results showed that all participants quitted hazardous alcohol drinking after 10-day intervention. The 3-month follow up found that all participants still quitting alcohol drinking. However, one-year follow up showed that 19 participants (76%) were no longer drinking; whereas 6 participants (22.76%) relapsed to alcohol drinking.
The recommendations include using an electro-ear-stimuli acupuncture combine with a cognitive behavioral therapy would help alcoholic patients quitting alcohol drinking. Further study should be evaluate the long term effects and other relevant outcomes.