Effectiveness of the video-based education in the retention of addiction treatment

Background: In recent years, a range of innovative interventions for drug abuse treatment has been developed. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of video-based education on prevention of relapse and to investigate the factors that play important roles. Methods: This is a before-after interventional design which was carried out on 40 addict clients who were admitted in the three addiction clinics in the city of Bojnourd, North East of Iran. All participants completed the questionnaire before watching the educational package digital video/versatile disc (DVD)1 and booklet1 as a pretest and one month after watching the DVD2 and reading booklet2 as a post test. The questionnaire contained 25 questions covering five factors, including family's roles, items, treats, attitude toward behavior, friend's roles, and self-efficacy. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS)-16 software was applied for data analysis Results: The results showed that 73% of clients have remained without a history of drug intake during treatment. Family roles (U = 62.5, p = 0.011) and self-efficacy (U = 63.5, p = 0.013) were significant determinant factors for the effectiveness of the addiction treatment program. Conclusion: This study emphasized the effectiveness of the video-based education in retention of addiction treatment. It showed that the video-based education was an effective tool to increase family roles and self-efficacy in the clients.