Wang Hao,Li Wei,Zhen Wen'ge,Li Yuanyuan,Liu Jie,Impact of "Internet +" empowerment education based on timing it right on psychological craving, anxiety symptoms and relapse rates in patients with alcohol dependence[J].SICHUAN MENTAL HEALTH,2025,38(1):34-40
Impact of "Internet +" empowerment education based on timing it right on psychological craving, anxiety symptoms and relapse rates in patients with alcohol dependence
DOI:10.11886/scjsws20240722003
English keywords:Internet +  Timing it right  Empowerment education  Alcohol dependence
Fund projects:2023年度河北省医学科学研究课题计划(项目名称:酒精使用障碍虚拟现实技术治疗的临床疗效研究,项目编号:20231537)
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Wang Hao Hebei Provincial Mental Health Center Hebei Key Laboratory of Major Mental and Behavioral Disorders The Sixth Clinical Medical College of Hebei University Baoding 071000 China 071000
Li Wei Hebei Provincial Mental Health Center Hebei Key Laboratory of Major Mental and Behavioral Disorders The Sixth Clinical Medical College of Hebei University Baoding 071000 China 071000
Zhen Wen'ge Hebei Provincial Mental Health Center Hebei Key Laboratory of Major Mental and Behavioral Disorders The Sixth Clinical Medical College of Hebei University Baoding 071000 China 071000
Li Yuanyuan Hebei Provincial Mental Health Center Hebei Key Laboratory of Major Mental and Behavioral Disorders The Sixth Clinical Medical College of Hebei University Baoding 071000 China 071000
Liu Jie* Hebei Provincial Mental Health Center Hebei Key Laboratory of Major Mental and Behavioral Disorders The Sixth Clinical Medical College of Hebei University Baoding 071000 China 071000
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      Background Alcohol dependence patients are prone to relapse after their attempts to quit drinking, which poses a considerable threat to their physical and mental health and creates a heavy burden on their families. Currently, empowerment education is increasingly being utilized in the rehabilitation management of chronic diseases, but there remains a striking lack of empirical research on the application of "Internet +" empowerment education based on timing it right in alcohol dependence patients.Objective To explore the impact of "Internet +" empowerment education based on timing it right on patients with alcohol dependence, in order to maximize the reduction in relapse rates, craving for alcohol and severity of anxiety symptoms.Methods A total of 120 patients who were hospitalized in the Department of Addiction Medicine, Hebei Provincial Mental Health Center from May 2022 to April 2023 and met the diagnostic criteria for alcohol dependence in the International Classification of Diseases, tenth edition (ICD-10) were enrolled, and they were classified into study group (n=62) and control group (n=58) using random number table methods. Both groups received standard medication and routine care. Additionally, study group underwent a 6-month "Internet +" empowerment education based on timing it right. At baseline, all subjects were assessed using Penn Alcohol Craving Scale (PACS) and Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS). Three months and six months after intervention, assessments were conducted using PACS, SAS and Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST).Results The relapse rates after three and six months of intervention were both lower in study group than those in control group, with statistically significant differences (χ2=8.575, 8.828, P<0.01). ANOVA with repeated measures on PACS total score and scores of each item revealed a significant time effect, group effect and time×group interaction effect (F=159.714~837.751, 84.645~393.606, 24.302~137.896, P<0.01). And significant time effect, group effect and time×group interaction effect were also reported on SAS scores (F=166.237, 65.325, 24.724, P<0.01).Conclusion "Internet +" empowerment education based on timing it right may help reduce relapse rates, alcohol cravings and severity of anxiety symptoms among patients with alcohol dependence. [Funded by 2023 Annual Hebei Provincial Medical Scientific Research Project Plan (number, 20231537)]
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