Examining the relationship of addiction education and beliefs of nursing students toward persons with alcohol problems
✍ Scribed by Ruby J Martinez; Dana Murphy-Parker
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 88 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1532-8228
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✦ Synopsis
This study examined the effectiveness of two methods of teaching nursing students about alcohol addiction. Each student who agreed to participate was given pretests, posttests, and 3-month follow-up tests that measured knowledge about and beliefs held toward people who abuse alcohol. Group 1 received lecture only, whereas group 2 received lecture and discussion with a person who had been sober for many years. Both groups showed improved scores in knowledge and certain aspects of beliefs, however, group 2 showed greater knowledge and more accurate beliefs overall toward this population than group 1. The introduction of a person successfully remaining sober was shown to be an even more effective teaching strategy than lecture alone.