The effectiveness of psychological-pedagogical methods for preventing the risk of re-poisoning

Introduction. In the present article correlations of internal consistency of family and personal, social and environmental, anamnestic and physical data in persons with acute poisonings were determined for the first time. Also the pedagogical and psychological methods of prevention of the above nosology, directed to the prevention of acute poisonings, were reviewed. A corrective program of repeated poisonings prevention, carried out in the project “School of Health” in the form of conversations, lectures, autogenic training, reduced the number of repeated poisonings.

Material and methods. The study was carried out on the basis of the archive of the Budget Health Care Institution of the Udmurt Republic, “City Clinical Hospital No. 6” of the Ministry of Health of the Udmurt Republic, by copying data from the medical history. The analysis was carried out in three groups of patients: those with acute alcohol and drug poisoning, as well as those hospitalized due to non-compliance with safety regulations. After discharge from the hospital, they were offered to attend a “Health School,” during which topical talks on the prevention of re-poisoning were given. The analysis was carried out according to the developed diagnostic card, the data obtained were processed with the help of statistical programs.

Results. The analysis yielded theoretical validity, which indicated correlation of the results of psychodiagnostics, with the categories of the developed scale. It was determined by the correspondence of the results with possible similar related techniques. Based on the conducted statistical analysis, a rating scale of poisoning risk assessment was derived and preventive measures were developed, which proved to be effective in preventing recurrent acute poisonings.

Limitations. The analysis of medical records of the patients treated in the medical care institution of the Udmurt Republic, “City Clinical Hospital No. 6”, Ministry of Health Care of the Udmurt Republic, assessed 190 medical records, which represents a sufficient reference sample.

Conclusion. The developed technique can be introduced in practical public health care for the prevention of repeated acute poisonings.

Compliance with ethical standards. The study was carried out in accordance with Article 20 of the Federal Law No. 323 “On the basis of health protection of citizens in the Russian Federation” from 22.12.2020.

Authors contribution. All co-authors contributed equally to the research and preparation of the article for publication.

Conflict of interests. The authors declare no conflict of interest. 

Funding. The study was not sponsored.

Received: September 28, 2021 / Accepted: July 21, 2022 / Published: August 30, 2022