The effect of substance use treatment activity utilization on change in risk and protective factors across treatment
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TitleThe effect of substance use treatment activity utilization on change in risk and protective factors across treatment
Date Created2021
Other Date2021-01 (degree)
Extent1 online resource (iv, 29 pages)
DescriptionSubstance use treatment programs have begun supplementing standard, mandatory clinical practices with activities that seek to improve overall quality of life and ease transition back to the real world. Support groups, family involvement opportunities, physical activities, and artistic instruction all hold promise for supporting recovery in individuals with substance use disorder (SUD). However, little is understood about the extent to which individuals voluntarily participate in these activities during treatment, and how participation affects treatment outcomes. In the current study, data from an inpatient substance use treatment program were analyzed to examine the degree to which individuals take advantage of the voluntary treatment tools offered at the facility, and the association between utilization of activities and treatment outcomes as measured by protective and risk factors for substance use. A repeated measures general linear model identified a significant interaction effect between time and overall utilization of voluntary activities on risk factors for substance use, F(1, 251) = 4.05, p < .05, such that greater utilization was related to greater reductions in risk factors. Overall utilization was not related to protective factors, F(1, 251) = 1.57, p = .21, nor was utilization of individual activities related to risk or protective factors, with one exception: utilization of AA meetings was significantly associated with greater reductions in risk, F(1, 193) = 4.59, p < .05. Taken together, these findings suggest that overall utilization of voluntary activities may be more critical for reducing risk factors during inpatient treatment than bolstering protective factors.
NoteM.A.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references
Genretheses, ETD graduate
LanguageEnglish
CollectionCamden Graduate School Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RightsThe author owns the copyright to this work.