Patient Factors Related to Early Attrition from an Outpatient Cocaine Research Clinic
作者:
AgostiVito,
NunesEdward,
OcepeckKatja,
期刊:
The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
(Taylor Available online 1996)
卷期:
Volume 22,
issue 1
页码: 29-39
ISSN:0095-2990
年代: 1996
DOI:10.3109/00952999609001643
出版商: Taylor&Francis
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
The dropout rates among cocaine abusers in outpatient treatment programs have averaged 55%. We sought to find patient predictor variables associated with early attrition. Dropouts were more likely to be African-American or Hispanic-American, younger, with an earlier onset of substance abuse. Among minorities, those with more education were less likely to drop out. Patients who were less educated and smoked or injected cocaine were particularly prone to discontinue treatment prematurely. The implications of these findings, and promising interventions for reducing the dropout problem, are discussed.
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