Development and psychometric testing the Health of Body, Mind and Spirit Scale for assessing individuals who have drug abuse histories

Abstract

Healthcare professionals could use the HBMSS to evaluate the condition of the health of individuals with a drug abuse history.

Quotidiano conflituoso de famílias que vivenciam o uso de drogas

“…It was also noted that in search of support and empowerment, the participants relied on spirituality. These results support the findings of the literature, which point out the need for nursing professionals to value spirituality in the care of individuals, families and the community, in order to help them to deal with dependence damages such as social withdrawal, violence and depression (18) . Spirituality enables drug-dependent people to develop self-regulating behaviors in stressful situations, as well as dealing with feelings of sadness and loneliness, reducing suicidal ideation, raising general well-being and mental health (18)(19) .…”

“…In addition to corroborating other studies (5,10,14,(18)(19) , this article offers new praxis for holistic nursing care, especially for professionals working in Psychosocial Care Centers, who have the opportunity to know the particularities of families assisted and work force and potential of transformation of these, trying balance and well-being. Thus, by valuing the small manifestations of love and sociality among the family members and incorporating them in a practical way, care becomes more sensitive to the needs of this population, allowing the construction of new paths and alternatives of programs and actions to face social conditions which aggravate and constitute the problem.…”

Comparing the differences in health of body, mental and spirit among Schedule I and II controlled drugs users with Schedule III and IV controlled drugs users

“…Higher scores indicated enhanced health of the body, mind and spirit. [23] The Cronbach's α and split-half reliability coefficients of the HBMSS were all above 0.85. The HBMSS had satisfactory criterion-related validity with the Relapse Prediction Scale (RPS) score (r = -0.50, p < .001).…”

“…A second-order confirmatory factory analysis (CFA) was conducted on the HBMSS and the fit indexes were respectable (χ 2 = 184.060, df = 94, χ 2 /df = 1.958, p = .000). [23] Therefore, the HBMSS indicated fitting reliability and validity. In this study, internal consistency was reassessed using Cronbach's α, and for the overall scale was 0.90 and for three subscales (Body, Mind, and Spirit subscales) were .84, .89, and .90, respectively, which indicated the appropriate reliability of this scale.…”

“…The HBMSS scale was developed from related references by the main researcher in the current study. [22,23] The HBMSS scale is designed to examine physical, mental, and spiritual health conditions in people who have drug abuse histories. The HBMSS scale included 3 subscales and 15 items: physical health (4 items), mental health (7 items), and spiritual health (4 items).…”