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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Psychiatry
Sec. Addictive Disorders
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1444233

RUNNING HEAD: RESILIENCE AND RELAPSE RISK IN EMIRATI PATIENTS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER

Provisionally accepted
Ibraheem Mhaidat Ibraheem Mhaidat 1*Nabeel Al-Yateem Nabeel Al-Yateem 2*Samya Al-Mamari Samya Al-Mamari 3Fatima Al-Suwaidi Fatima Al-Suwaidi 1
  • 1 Department of nursing, The national rehabilitation center, Abu-Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  • 2 Colleague of Health Science, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
  • 3 The National Rehabilitation Center, Abu-Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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    The United Arab Emirates is among the countries affected by substance use disorders (SUDs), which have economic and social impacts. Relapse after successful rehabilitation is a major issue in the treatment of SUD. Several factors increase the risk of relapse in patients with SUD, such as craving and negative social experiences. Resilience could empower patients struggling with SUD. This study aims to explore levels of resilience and relapse risk in adult Emirati patients diagnosed with SUD, and also the possible correlation between the two variables. Methods: Two hundred eighty-six Emirati adult patients with SUD completed a selfadministered questionnaire for demographics, resilience (Connor and Davidson Resilience Scale), and relapse risk (Stimulant Relapse Risk Scale). Descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, mean, SD, etc.) were used to describe study participants and variables. Inferential statistics were used to analyze the relationships, associations, and correlations between resilience and relapse risk, the main variables, and the participants demographics. Result: Participants' mean total score for resilience was 72.92 out of a maximum possible score of 100 (SD = 16.99), while their mean total score for relapse risk was 59.07 out of a maximum possible score of 105 (SD = 12.23). Furthermore, examining the correlation between the resilience subscales and the relapse risk subscales revealed similar significant, negative, low-tomoderate correlations between all the subscales (r = -0.486). Discussion: Protective and risk factors to enhance resilience and reduce relapse risk in patients with SUD were discussed.

    Keywords: resilience, relapse, Mental Health, substance use disorder, substance misuse

    Received: 05 Jun 2024; Accepted: 09 Sep 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Mhaidat, Al-Yateem, Al-Mamari and Al-Suwaidi. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Ibraheem Mhaidat, Department of nursing, The national rehabilitation center, Abu-Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
    Nabeel Al-Yateem, Colleague of Health Science, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

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