title: A Study of Therapeutic Attitudes Towards Working With Drug Abusers: Reliability and Validity of the Japanese Version of the Drug and Drug Problems Perception Questionnaire.
abstract: Positive therapeutic attitudes from healthcare professionals are important when providing medical services. The Drug and Drug Problems Perception Questionnaire (DDPPQ) measures healthcare professionals' attitudes towards working with drug abusers. We developed a Japanese version (J-DDPPQ) and examined its reliability and validity among Japanese nurses. The J-DDPPQ showed good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha=0.92). Using exploratory factor analysis, the five-factor structure was found to be identical to the original structure. Construct validity was supported by significant positive correlations with experience working with drug abusers, a high level of knowledge and skills, receiving education and training, and optimistic perception about people with drug dependence. The results show that the J-DDPPQ has acceptable reliability and validity and will contribute to investigating the effect of education and training on drug abuse.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Division of Health Sciences and Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: ayumi-takano@umin.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Ayumi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takano
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: kawakami@m.u-tokyo.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Norito
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kawakami
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Division of Health Sciences and Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: yyuki-tky@umin.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Drug Dependence Research, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: tmatsu@ncnp.go.jp.
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D055030:Drug Users; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires