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Predicting client attendance at further treatment following drug and alcohol detoxification: T heory of P lanned B ehaviour and I mplementation I ntentions
Author(s) -
Kelly Peter J.,
Leung Joanne,
Deane Frank P.,
Lyons Geoffrey C. B.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
drug and alcohol review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.018
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1465-3362
pISSN - 0959-5236
DOI - 10.1111/dar.12332
Subject(s) - detoxification (alternative medicine) , attendance , logistic regression , psychology , relapse prevention , clinical psychology , psychiatry , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , economics , economic growth
and Aims Despite clinical recommendations that further treatment is critical for successful recovery following drug and alcohol detoxification, a large proportion of clients fail to attend treatment after detoxification. In this study, individual factors and constructs based on motivational and volitional models of health behaviour were examined as predictors of post‐detoxification treatment attendance. Design and Methods The sample consisted of 220 substance‐dependent individuals participating in short‐term detoxification programs provided by The A ustralian S alvation A rmy. The T heory of P lanned B ehaviour and I mplementation I ntentions were used to predict attendance at subsequent treatment. Results Follow‐up data were collected for 177 participants (81%), with 104 (80%) of those participants reporting that they had either attended further formal treatment (e.g. residential rehabilitation programs, outpatient counselling) or mutual support groups in the 2 weeks after leaving the detoxification program. Logistic regression examined the predictors of further treatment attendance. The full model accounted for 21% of the variance in treatment attendance, with attitude and I mplementation I ntentions contributing significantly to the prediction. Discussion and Conclusions Findings from the present study would suggest that assisting clients to develop a specific treatment plan, as well as helping clients to build positive perceptions about subsequent treatment, will promote greater attendance at further treatment following detoxification. [Kelly PJ, Leung J, Deane FP, Lyons GCB. Predicting client attendance at further treatment following drug and alcohol detoxification: Theory of Planned Behaviour and Implementation Intentions. Drug Alcohol Rev 2016;35:678–685]