The effect of mindfulness-based training on self-competence perception of individuals that have been disabled by the substance competence

Objective: The aim is to identify the effect of mindfulness-based education, which is in accordance with self-efficacy theory, given to individuals who have substance abuse disorders. Material and method: The research was done as a test model with pretest-posttest control groups. Individuals who have been diagnosed with substance abuse in the substance abuse clinic of Turgut Özal Medical Center, and at the Substance Abuse Treatment and Education Centre of Gaziantep 25 Aralık State Hospital formed the core of this study. The research was conducted between January 2018-May 2019. 112 patients, 56 in the treatment and 56 in the control group, participated in the study. Scientific research started after ethical approval. Mindfulness therapy was applied to experimental group patients. For the data collection, the Socio-Demographic Caracteristics Questionnaire and Self-Effecacy scale were used. Results: It was seen that the average total self-efficacy score of the patients in the treatment group was 76.50±12.62 before the intervention, and increased to 85.50±14.95 after the intervention. There is a significant difference between the average scores. Even when the treatment and control groups are compared, a significant difference was still detected between the groups. Conclusion: There was no significant difference between the groups in one of the self-efficacy steps after the intervention in the experimental group, but there were significant differences between the other three factors and total score averages. Keywords: Mindfulness, nurse, theory, substance abuse disorder, self-efficacy,