RT Journal Article
T1 In-Treatment Changes in Quality of Life-Related Variables in Therapeutic Communities for Cocaine Abusers: Are These Changes Associated with Clinical Outcomes?
A1 González-Saiz, Francisco
A1 Vergara-Moragues, Esperanza
K1 Therapeutic communities
K1 Quality of life
K1 Addiction
K1 Treatment outcome
K1 Reliable change index
K1 Depression
K1 Anxiety
K1 Cocaine
K1 Comunidad terapéutica
K1 Calidad de vida
K1 Trastornos relacionados con sustancias
K1 Resultado del tratamiento
K1 Depresión
K1 Ansiedad
K1 Cocaína
AB Background: Few studies have explored changes in quality of life during the first three months of admission to a therapeutic community for addictions. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between these changes and treatment outcomes at discharge. Methods: We undertook a prospective longitudinal study of 142 cocaine-dependent patients treated at a therapeutics community. All of these patients reached the 3-month evaluation and were subsequently followed until discharge. All participants completed the following measures: Health-Related Quality of Life for Drug Abusers Test; Beck Depression Inventory; State–Trait Anxiety Inventory; Opiate Treatment Index; Dual Diagnosis and Discharge Checklist. Results: At the 3-month assessment, scores on the Health-Related Quality of Life for Drug Abusers Test had increased significantly (Cohen’s d: 0.92), while scores on the Opiate Treatment Index (Cohen’s d: 0.86) and Beck Depression Inventory (Cohen’s d: 0.20) scales both decreased significantly. A higher proportion of the patients considered to have achieved “clinically relevant” treatment outcomes at discharge versus those without clinically relevant outcomes were considered “recovered” according to the Reliable Change Index. Conclusions: An improvement in quality of life-related variables from baseline to the 3-month assessment was associated with better outcomes at discharge from the therapeutic community. The findings of this study may help us to optimise therapeutic interventions.
PB MDPI
SN 1661-7827
YR 2021
FD 2021-07-12
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/4261
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/4261
LA en
NO González-Saiz F, Vergara-Moragues E. In-Treatment Changes in Quality of Life-Related Variables in Therapeutic Communities for Cocaine Abusers: Are These Changes Associated with Clinical Outcomes? Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jul 12;18(14):7442
DS RISalud
RD Apr 9, 2025