Addiction treatment dropout: exploring patients’ characteristics

This study explored the characteristics associated with treatment dropout in substance dependence patients. A sample of 122 addicted patients (84 treatment completers and 38 treatment dropouts) who sought outpatient treatment was assessed to collect information on socio-demographic, consumption (ass...

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Autores: López-Goñi, José Javier, Fernández-Montalvo, Javier, Arteaga Olleta, Alfonso
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Universidad Pública de Navarra
Repositorio:Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
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Palabra clave:Drug addiction
Assessment
Treatment completion
Dropout
Predictors
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spelling Addiction treatment dropout: exploring patients’ characteristicsLópez-Goñi, José JavierFernández-Montalvo, JavierArteaga Olleta, AlfonsoDrug addictionAssessmentTreatment completionDropoutPredictorsThis study explored the characteristics associated with treatment dropout in substance dependence patients. A sample of 122 addicted patients (84 treatment completers and 38 treatment dropouts) who sought outpatient treatment was assessed to collect information on socio-demographic, consumption (assessed by EuropAsi), psychopathological (assessed by SCL-90-R) and personality variables (assessed by MCMI-II). Completers and dropouts were compared on all studied variables. According to the results, dropouts scored significantly higher on the EuropAsi variables measuring employment/support, alcohol consumption and family/social problems, as well as on the schizotypal scale of MCMI-II. Because most of significant differences were found in EuropAsi variables, three clusters analyses (2, 3 and 4 groups) based on EuropAsi mean scores were carried out to determine clinically relevant information predicting dropout. The most relevant results were obtained when four groups were used. Comparisons between the four groups derived from cluster analysis showed statistically significant differences in the rate of dropout, with one group exhibiting the highest dropout rate. The distinctive characteristics of the group with highest dropout rate included the presence of an increased labour problem combined with high alcohol consumption. Furthermore, this group had the highest scores on three scales of the MCMI-II: phobic, dependent and schizotypal. The implications of these results for further research and clinical practice are discussed.This study was supported by a grant (code 2/2006) from the Health Department of the Navarre Government (Spain).WileyPsicología y PedagogíaPsikologia eta PedagogiaGobierno de Navarra / Nafarroako Gobernua2012info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2454/28372reponame:Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarrainstname:Universidad Pública de NavarraInglés© American Academy of Addiction Psychiatryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:academica-e.unavarra.es:2454/283722026-06-17T12:41:47Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Addiction treatment dropout: exploring patients’ characteristics
title Addiction treatment dropout: exploring patients’ characteristics
spellingShingle Addiction treatment dropout: exploring patients’ characteristics
López-Goñi, José Javier
Drug addiction
Assessment
Treatment completion
Dropout
Predictors
title_short Addiction treatment dropout: exploring patients’ characteristics
title_full Addiction treatment dropout: exploring patients’ characteristics
title_fullStr Addiction treatment dropout: exploring patients’ characteristics
title_full_unstemmed Addiction treatment dropout: exploring patients’ characteristics
title_sort Addiction treatment dropout: exploring patients’ characteristics
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv López-Goñi, José Javier
Fernández-Montalvo, Javier
Arteaga Olleta, Alfonso
author López-Goñi, José Javier
author_facet López-Goñi, José Javier
Fernández-Montalvo, Javier
Arteaga Olleta, Alfonso
author_role author
author2 Fernández-Montalvo, Javier
Arteaga Olleta, Alfonso
author2_role author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Psicología y Pedagogía
Psikologia eta Pedagogia
Gobierno de Navarra / Nafarroako Gobernua
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Drug addiction
Assessment
Treatment completion
Dropout
Predictors
topic Drug addiction
Assessment
Treatment completion
Dropout
Predictors
description This study explored the characteristics associated with treatment dropout in substance dependence patients. A sample of 122 addicted patients (84 treatment completers and 38 treatment dropouts) who sought outpatient treatment was assessed to collect information on socio-demographic, consumption (assessed by EuropAsi), psychopathological (assessed by SCL-90-R) and personality variables (assessed by MCMI-II). Completers and dropouts were compared on all studied variables. According to the results, dropouts scored significantly higher on the EuropAsi variables measuring employment/support, alcohol consumption and family/social problems, as well as on the schizotypal scale of MCMI-II. Because most of significant differences were found in EuropAsi variables, three clusters analyses (2, 3 and 4 groups) based on EuropAsi mean scores were carried out to determine clinically relevant information predicting dropout. The most relevant results were obtained when four groups were used. Comparisons between the four groups derived from cluster analysis showed statistically significant differences in the rate of dropout, with one group exhibiting the highest dropout rate. The distinctive characteristics of the group with highest dropout rate included the presence of an increased labour problem combined with high alcohol consumption. Furthermore, this group had the highest scores on three scales of the MCMI-II: phobic, dependent and schizotypal. The implications of these results for further research and clinical practice are discussed.
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