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    Readiness to change among the residents of the Department of Health (DOH) drug treatment and rehabilitation center
    (2018-05) Quinto, Ethel Ruth Ravana
    Reports have revealed the alarming numbers of people who are involved into illicit drug use. Since the war on drugs started, many have submitted themselves to the authorities and rehabilitation centers. Regardless of their acts that violated the law, everyone is entitled of having proper treatment. Researchers have discovered that readiness to change is of great importance in entering substance use treatment and that being motivated to change substance abuse behavior highly contributes to the completion of the treatment (Miller, 1999; Rapp, et. al., 2007; Garner et. al. , 2007; Ferreira, et.al., 2015; Walton & Maschl, 2015). Additionally, assessment of the client's stage of change can be a basis into making a tailored intervention to increase motivation to change (Cosden et.al, 2006). Thus, this research aimed to determine the DOH DTRC patients' level of readiness to change and the factors that affect their motivation. The findings of this study will be the basis for designing and implementing activities and programs to address the level of readiness to change of the stakeholders. This study is entitled Readiness to Change Among the Residents of DOH Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Center with the main aim of designing a tailored intervention to address the level of motivation of the drug abuse clients. This study made use of the descriptive correlational method. Respondents of the study were the currently admitted clients of DOH Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Center, Dagupan City. Data were obtained through an addapted standardized: Stages of change, Readiness and treatment Eagerness Scale and 16 Personality Factor. This research study provided answers to the following questions: 1. What is the degree of readiness to change of the clients along: a. recognition; b. ambivalence; and c. taking steps? 2. What is the difference between between the degree of readiness to change among clients when compared according to: a. age and b. status of parenthood? Hypothesis: There is a significant difference between the readiness to change among clients when compared according to: c. age and d. status of parenthood. 3. What personality factors influence the readiness to change among the clients? The following are the major findings of the study: 1. The respondents have a very low level of recognition, a low level of ambivalence, and an average level along taking steps. 2. There is no significant difference in the respondents' level of recognition, ambivalence and taking steps when compared according to age and status of parenthood. 3. There is a significant but weak relationship between the following variables: reasoning and recognition; rule-consciousness and recognition; and self-reliance and taking steps. Based on the findings of this study, the following conclusions have been drawn: 1. Drug abusers have poor recognition on the ill effects of their drug use upon entering treatment. Clients' low level of ambivalence also signifies pre-contemplation stage. Lastly, the clients are moderately taking actions to change their drug abuse behavior. 2. Age and status of parenthood do not affect degree of readiness to change among drug abusers. 3. Moral values, reasoning ability, awareness of the drug abuse disorder and self-reliance have minimal influence on the drug abusers' readiness to change. Based on the findings and conclusions of the study, the following recommendations are proposed: 1. To the administration of DOH Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Center, Dagupan City, specifically to those who are in the clinical field, additional interventions such as; self-awareness activities, decisional balance and motivational interviewing must be intensified to increase the degree of readiness to change on the initial phase (Evaluation and Motivational Unit) of treatment. To all drug rehabilitation centers, assessment of the patients' stages of change or readiness to change using standardized tests should be conducted and should be served as a good basis in helping the clients to be more ready and motivated to accept treatment thus, give higher rate to complete the program. 2. To all rehabilitation practitioners, interventions such as lectures, motivational interviews and decisional balance should be incorporated to the patient's treatment plan. Additionally, drug education, spiritual interventions such as bible study should also be incorporated in the initial stage of treatment (Evaluation and Motivational Unit). The researcher proposed a two-week activity (appendix a) that incorporates the abovementioned factors that affects degree of readiness to change. Such intervention will be executed on the first stage (Evaluation and Motivational Unit) of the therapeutic community residential program. 3. To future researchers, further exploration on other variables that affect motivation to change among drug abuse clients. Additionally, exploration on the difference of voluntary submission, oplan tokhang surrenderers and court mandated clients are highly recommended to come up into a more tailored treatment plan among this population.