title: Health promotion and prevention strategies.
abstract: Opiate dependency is a medical disorder that requires treatment intervention. Primary health care not only entails treatment of illness but also involves disease prevention and health promotion. Based on Pender's revised Health Promotion Model, a descriptive study comparing the health promoting behaviors/practices in abusing and recovering opiate-dependent drug users is analyzed. Using the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II, a comparative descriptive, exploratory, nonexperimental design study was conducted to identify key health-promoting behaviors in recovering opiate-dependent drug users. Prevention strategy recommendations are discussed, along with future research recommendations.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Nursing, Felician College, 262 South Main Street, Lodi, NJ 07644, USA. bradburygolas@comcast.net
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bradbury-Golas
mesh_terms: D055030:Drug Users / Q000523:psychology*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology*; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation
keywords: Health promotion; Opiate addiction; Recovery; Relapse prevention