A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF NURSING INTERVENTION ON ENHANCING SELF MOTIVATION TO MAINTAIN ABSTINENCE, IN ALCOHOL DEPENDENT CONSTRUCTION WORKERS IN SELECTED CONSTRUCTION SITES AT BHARATPUR

Author Name: 1. Kamlesh Saini

Volume/Issue: 05/08

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://doi-ds.org/doilink/01.2025-65349173/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. Assistant Professor, NIMS Nursing College, NIMS University Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.

ABSTRACT

Alcohol dependence is a major health problem in every society, and in both developed and developing countries. It is usually referred to as the third most serious public health problem. Alcohol is a dangerous drug, which has been domesticated by traditions that predate history. It is intimate with our social life. It is the ravening wolf that became our pet dog, a dear and useful pet, with values as food, as medicament, as euphoriant, as soothing syrup and consoler, even as helper and protector, alcohol is too agreeable a dangerous drug for people to be willing to give it up. The mean post-test motivational scores regarding self motivation to maintain abstinence in alcohol dependent construction workers was significantly higher than the pre-test knowledge scores among alcohol dependent construction workers after providing self motivational package through nursing intervention. Pre-test motivational score was related Pre-contemplation 52.40%, Contemplation 46.40%, Action 50%, Maintenance 46%, Readiness 48%, and motivation 50.8%. Post-test score of Pre-contemplation 69.6%, Contemplation 67.2%, Action 66.8%, Maintenance 65.2%, Readiness 66%, and Motivation 66.4%. The increase in the post test score was signifies the effectiveness of nursing interventional package. There was a significant difference in the mean scores between pre-test and post-test in relation to improving the motivational score of the alcohol dependent construction workers regarding maintaining abstinence from alcohol.

Key words: Nursing intervention, Self-motivation, Abstinence, Alcohol dependence, Construction workers