TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of Rational Emotive Health Therapy on Alcohol Use among Community-dwelling, HIV-positive Patients
AU - Omeje, Joachim Chinweike
AU - Otu, Mkpoikanke Sunday
AU - Aneke, Anthonia Olunwa
AU - Adikwu, Victoria Ogwa
AU - Nwaubani, Okechukwu O.
AU - Chigbu, Eberechukwu Francisca
AU - Onuigbo, Liziana N.
AU - Udom, Inwang Etim
AU - Aye, Eucharia Nchedo
AU - Akaneme, Immaculata Nwakaego
AU - Egeonu, Doris Chika
AU - Ezema, Victor Sunday
AU - Okpanachi, Gabriel Ochaka
AU - Ohabuenyi, Abah George
AU - Eseadi, Chiedu
AU - Eze, Ngozi Mary
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2018 the Author(s).
PY - 2018/8/1
Y1 - 2018/8/1
N2 - Background: Patients who have tested positive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and who also experience alcohol use disorder (AUD) symptoms have worse clinical outcomes when compared with those who do not have AUD symptoms. The objective of the present study was to determine the effect of rational emotive health therapy (REHT) on AUD among community-dwelling, HIV-positive patients in the Southeastern region of Nigeria. Methods: The research design included a pretest/post-test control group with a total of 124 community-dwelling, HIV-positive patients with AUD symptoms participating in the study. The measures employed for data collection included Alcohol-related Irrational Beliefs Scale (AIBS) and Alcohol Use Disorder Scale (AUDS). Repeated measures analysis of variance was used for statistical analysis. Results: The result obtained at the initial assessment indicated that AUD was severe. Furthermore, REHT intervention led to a significant reduction in AUD symptoms, as shown by a reduction in AUDS and AIBS scores with time in the treatment group compared to those in the waitlist control group after the intervention. Also, the effect of REHT was positively maintained in the treatment group participants at follow-up assessment. Conclusion: The presence of HIV symptoms alone does not cause HIV-positive patients to be dependent on alcohol; rather, irrational beliefs about the infection may contribute to unhealthy feelings and abuse of alcohol. Rational emotive health therapy is an effective approach that can be employed by therapists and health counselors in helping HIV-positive patients to think rationally about themselves and work to be able to overcome HIV-related, as well as alcohol-related, irrational beliefs. Abbreviations: AIBS = Alcohol Irrational Beliefs Scale, AUDS = Alcohol Use Disorder Scale, HIV = human immunodeficiency virus, AIDS = acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, REHT = rational emotive health therapy, RTMA = REBT Treatment Manual for Addiction.
AB - Background: Patients who have tested positive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and who also experience alcohol use disorder (AUD) symptoms have worse clinical outcomes when compared with those who do not have AUD symptoms. The objective of the present study was to determine the effect of rational emotive health therapy (REHT) on AUD among community-dwelling, HIV-positive patients in the Southeastern region of Nigeria. Methods: The research design included a pretest/post-test control group with a total of 124 community-dwelling, HIV-positive patients with AUD symptoms participating in the study. The measures employed for data collection included Alcohol-related Irrational Beliefs Scale (AIBS) and Alcohol Use Disorder Scale (AUDS). Repeated measures analysis of variance was used for statistical analysis. Results: The result obtained at the initial assessment indicated that AUD was severe. Furthermore, REHT intervention led to a significant reduction in AUD symptoms, as shown by a reduction in AUDS and AIBS scores with time in the treatment group compared to those in the waitlist control group after the intervention. Also, the effect of REHT was positively maintained in the treatment group participants at follow-up assessment. Conclusion: The presence of HIV symptoms alone does not cause HIV-positive patients to be dependent on alcohol; rather, irrational beliefs about the infection may contribute to unhealthy feelings and abuse of alcohol. Rational emotive health therapy is an effective approach that can be employed by therapists and health counselors in helping HIV-positive patients to think rationally about themselves and work to be able to overcome HIV-related, as well as alcohol-related, irrational beliefs. Abbreviations: AIBS = Alcohol Irrational Beliefs Scale, AUDS = Alcohol Use Disorder Scale, HIV = human immunodeficiency virus, AIDS = acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, REHT = rational emotive health therapy, RTMA = REBT Treatment Manual for Addiction.
KW - Alcohol use
KW - Community-dwelling human immunodeficiency virus–positive patients
KW - Rational Emotive Health Therapy
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85052787121
U2 - 10.1097/MD.0000000000011688
DO - 10.1097/MD.0000000000011688
M3 - Article
C2 - 30170370
AN - SCOPUS:85052787121
SN - 0025-7974
VL - 97
JO - Medicine (United States)
JF - Medicine (United States)
IS - 35
M1 - e11688
ER -
