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Relationship between Anxiety Level and Emotional Regulation among Drug Addict Patients

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Last updated: 26 Dec 2024

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Abstract: Background: anxiety is associated with drug addiction that worsens the psychological and physical symptoms of mental health. Emotional regulation is a significant problem in patients with drug addiction.  Purpose:   Investigate the relationship between anxiety level and emotional regulation among drug addict patients. Design: Descriptive correlational design was used to achieve the study purpose.  Setting:  the study was conducted at the drug addiction department of Meet-Khalaf Hospital, Menoufia Governorate, Egypt. Sample: A purposive sample of 80 drug addicted patients who attend in-patient in the psychiatric and Addiction Treatment Hospital in Meet-Khalaf, Shebin El-kom City, Menoufia Governorate, Egypt. Instruments: The data was collected using Structured interview questionnaire, Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-Anxiety (DASS-A -7), and Emotion Regulation Scale. Results: more than two thirds (66%) of studied participants had moderate level of anxiety. and more than of three-quarters (78%) of them had unsatisfactory emotional regulation level. There was a significant statistical negative correlation between the total anxiety mean  score and the total emotional regulation mean  score among studied subject ; mean that when anxiety increase, emotional regulation decrease and vice versa. Conclusion: there was a significant statistical negative correlation between the total anxiety mean score and the total emotional regulation mean score among studied subject. Recommendation:  Regular assessments and monitoring of anxiety and emotional regulation should be included in the treatment process for drug addict patient.

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10.21608/menj.2023.323706

Keywords

anxiety, Drug addict patients, Emotional Regulation

Authors

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Amira

Last Name

Montaser

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Abd Allah

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Assistant lecturer of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt

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amira.montaser@nursing.menofia.edu.eg

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Maaly

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El Malky

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I.

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Professor of Psychiatric& Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt

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Merfat

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Atia

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M.

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Professor of Psychiatric& Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt

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8

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2

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42387

Issue Date

2023-06-01

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2023-10-29

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2023-06-01

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413

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429

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2735-3974

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2735-3982

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Menoufia Nursing Journal

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Relationship between Anxiety Level and Emotional Regulation among Drug Addict Patients

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26 Dec 2024