Illawarra Institute for Mental Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.
J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2022 Jan-Mar;21(1):149-173. doi: 10.1080/15332640.2020.1725706. Epub 2020 Feb 7.
The objectives of the research are to describe the cultural activities offered in residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation for Aboriginal Australian men, along with client perceptions of the benefits associated with these cultural activities. Participants were 101 Australian Aboriginal male clients attending five residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation services in New South Wales. Participants completed a semi-structured interview and questionnaires that included the Growth and Empowerment Measure, the Aboriginal Cultural Engagement Survey, Clinical Global Impressions, and two questionnaires regarding cultural engagement while in treatment. Service users indicated that the most beneficial cultural activities offered within services were traditional art/craft, culturally-focused talks/meetings, and being on the land. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis indicated that cultural engagement in everyday life significantly predicted empowerment but not other measures of mental ill-health. The opinions of service users are presented, and recommendations are made regarding ways to enhance the effectiveness of cultural activities within drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs.
本研究的目的在于描述澳大利亚原住民男性在住院戒毒和戒酒康复机构中所参加的文化活动，以及他们对这些文化活动所带来的益处的看法。研究对象是新南威尔士州五家住院戒毒和戒酒康复机构的 101 名澳大利亚原住民男性。参与者完成了半结构化访谈和问卷调查，包括成长和赋权量表、原住民文化参与调查、临床总体印象量表，以及两份关于治疗期间文化参与的问卷。服务使用者表示，在服务中提供的最有益的文化活动是传统艺术/手工艺、以文化为重点的讲座/会议以及回归土地。层次回归分析表明，日常生活中的文化参与显著预测了赋权，但不能预测其他心理健康指标。本文呈现了服务使用者的意见，并就如何提高药物和酒精康复项目中文化活动的有效性提出了建议。
