Implementation of Rocking Chair Therapy for Veterans in Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment [Formula: see text].
J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc
; 24(3): 190-198, 2018.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Substance use disorder (SUD) and mental health diagnosis negatively affect Veteran homelessness.OBJECTIVE:
Assess the acceptance and feasibility of rocking chair therapy as a self-implemented intervention for mood and substance cravings. PICOT For homeless Veterans in SUD treatment, how does adding vestibular stimulation by use of a rocking chair compared with treatment as usual affect levels of anxiety and substance cravings?RESULTS:
Two significant findings were observed. First, a greater number of minutes spent rocking was associated with significantly greater scores on the Expectancy scale of the Alcohol Craving Questionnaire (ACQ; p = .05), suggesting participants experiencing higher urges and desires to drink rocked to self-soothe. Second, a significant association was observed between a greater number of minutes spent rocking and lower scores on the ACQ Purposefulness subscale ( p = .03), indicating greater time rocking was associated with fewer urges and desires that are connected with the intent and plan to drink.CONCLUSION:
Vestibular stimulation by rocking in a rocking chair may increase the ability to self-regulate mood and substance cravings, thereby potentially reducing risk of relapse and recurrent chronic homelessness.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Estimulación Física
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Tratamiento Domiciliario
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Veteranos
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Personas con Mala Vivienda
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Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos