Validation of the observational version of the motivation for treatment scale

In this study, the psychometric properties of a clinician's observation version of Motivation for Treatment (MfT-O) were assessed and compared with the patient's version (MfT). The sample was composed of 243 inpatients that started inpatient treatment for substance dependence in The Nether...

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Autores: Gongora, Vanesa Carina, Deweert-Van Oene, Gerdien H., Von Sternberg, Kirk, De Jong, Cor A. J.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/197410
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/197410
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:ASSESSMENT
CLINICIAN
MOTIVATION-FOR-TREATMENT
SUBSTANCE DEPENDENCE
TREATMENT
VALIDATION
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5
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Sumario:In this study, the psychometric properties of a clinician's observation version of Motivation for Treatment (MfT-O) were assessed and compared with the patient's version (MfT). The sample was composed of 243 inpatients that started inpatient treatment for substance dependence in The Netherlands. The EuropASI and the Motivation for Treatment (MfT) scales were administered to patients while the MfT-O was completed by clinicians during the first week of treatment. With minor adjustments, the MfT-O replicated the factorial structure of the MfT. The items were distributed into four scales: General Problem Recognition (PR1), Specific Problem Recognition (PR2), Desire for Help (DH), and Treatment Readiness. The MfT-O had an adequate reliability for all the scales (all >0.72). The MfT-O was related to the severity of problems as assessed by the EuropASI. The DH MfT-O scale was more predictive of time in treatment than the DH MfT scale.