RT Journal Article
T1 Inclusion of Alcoholic Associations Into a Public Treatment Programme for Alcoholism Improves Outcomes During the Treatment and Continuing Care Period: A 6-Year Experience.
A1 Rubio, Gabriel
A1 Marín, Marta
A1 Arias, Francisco
A1 López-Trabada, José Ramón
A1 Iribarren, Martín
A1 Alfonso, Susana
A1 Prieto, Raquel
A1 Blanco, Agustín
A1 Urosa, Belén
A1 Montes, Victoria
A1 Jurado, Rosa
A1 Jiménez-Arriero, Miguel Ángel
A1 de Fonseca, Fernando Rodríguez
AB To investigate whether inclusion of self-help groups into the hospital treatment programme improves the prognosis of alcohol dependence through the treatment period; and to examine therapeutic adherence and prognosis during continuing care. Patients attending the treatment programme at the 'Hospital 12 de Octubre' were randomized into two groups. In Group A (n = 123), patients received the usual treatment included in our programme, whereas in Group B (n = 126), patients also attended self-help groups. Patients were assessed with psychological scales at baseline, at the end of the treatment period and after completing the continuing care visits. Data were collected over a total of 6 years. During the treatment period, patients in Group B accumulated more months of abstinence and dropped out less. During continuing care, patients in Group B accumulated more months of abstinence and therapeutic adherence was higher. Variables that were associated with these results during the continuing care period were: visits to the GP, scores on anxiety, impulsivity and meaning of life scales, and belonging to the group that attended the alcoholic associations. Mutual help groups incorporated into a public treatment programme appear to improve outcomes during treatment and on into continuing care. This experience supports cooperation between public health centres and alcoholic associations in treating alcoholism. Including alcoholic associations into the public treatment programme for alcoholism of the 'Hospital 12 de Octubre' in Madrid was shown to be associated with better outcomes in terms of months of accumulated abstinence, dropout rates and therapeutic adherence, during the treatment and continuing care periods.
YR 2018
FD 2018
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/11752
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/11752
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RD Apr 8, 2025