The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse · 2009
Treatment entry among individuals on a waiting list for methadone maintenance.
СтатьяРандомизированное исследованиеПоддержка NIH: внешняя программаНазвание и аннотация: Перевод в очереди
Обработка статьи · этапы, ошибки и управление
Загрузка состояния…
Ошибки и ограничения
История · было → стало
Состояние обновляется каждые 5 секунд, пока блок открыт. Процент показывается только там, где известен объём работы. Пауза останавливает продолжение этапа; текущий запрос к источнику может завершиться.
Gryczynski Jan, Schwartz Robert, O'Grady Kevin, Jaffe Jerome
Аннотация
BACKGROUND: Many methadone programs in the United States have waiting lists for care.
OBJECTIVES: To examine specific predictors of treatment entry among individuals on a waiting list for methadone maintenance.
METHODS: Heroin users placed on a waiting list for methadone treatment (n = 120) were administered a urine screen for drug use and assessed with a battery of measures at study entry and at 4 month follow-up as part of a larger clinical trial. Logistic regression was used to examine hypothesized predictors of treatment entry. Outcomes for those failing to enter treatment were also examined.
RESULTS: Only 25 individuals (20.8%) entered treatment within four months of being placed on a waiting list. Intravenous drug users were more likely to enter treatment (p <.05) whereas cocaine users were less likely to do so (p <.01). Motivation did not predict treatment entry, and cocaine use did not moderate this relationship. There were some improvements in heroin use among those who did not enter treatment.
CONCLUSIONS: Additional research is needed on the relationship between motivation and treatment entry. Programs may need to make special efforts to facilitate entry for treatment-seeking heroin users who also use cocaine.
SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: These findings have implications for improving access to methadone treatment.
OBJECTIVES: To examine specific predictors of treatment entry among individuals on a waiting list for methadone maintenance.
METHODS: Heroin users placed on a waiting list for methadone treatment (n = 120) were administered a urine screen for drug use and assessed with a battery of measures at study entry and at 4 month follow-up as part of a larger clinical trial. Logistic regression was used to examine hypothesized predictors of treatment entry. Outcomes for those failing to enter treatment were also examined.
RESULTS: Only 25 individuals (20.8%) entered treatment within four months of being placed on a waiting list. Intravenous drug users were more likely to enter treatment (p <.05) whereas cocaine users were less likely to do so (p <.01). Motivation did not predict treatment entry, and cocaine use did not moderate this relationship. There were some improvements in heroin use among those who did not enter treatment.
CONCLUSIONS: Additional research is needed on the relationship between motivation and treatment entry. Programs may need to make special efforts to facilitate entry for treatment-seeking heroin users who also use cocaine.
SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: These findings have implications for improving access to methadone treatment.