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Predictors of drinking and functional outcomes for men and women following inpatient alcohol treatment
Author(s) -
Sugarman Dawn E.,
Kaufman Julia S.,
Trucco Elisa M.,
Brown Jodi C.,
Greenfield Shelly F.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the american journal on addictions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.997
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-0391
pISSN - 1055-0496
DOI - 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2014.12098.x
Subject(s) - marital status , depression (economics) , alcohol abuse , medicine , social support , psychiatry , alcohol dependence , clinical psychology , sexual abuse , suicide prevention , alcohol , poison control , psychology , environmental health , population , biochemistry , chemistry , economics , psychotherapist , macroeconomics
Background and Objectives This prospective study uses path analytic models to examine baseline characteristics associated with both functioning and drinking outcomes 12 months after inpatient alcohol treatment. Methods Alcohol‐dependent participants ( N = 101) were recruited during inpatient alcohol treatment and assessed monthly 1 year after discharge. Results Alcohol severity was negatively associated with education and self‐efficacy; marital status was positively associated with self‐efficacy; and education and self‐efficacy were negatively associated with drinking outcomes. Low alcohol severity, not having a depression diagnosis, and being married were associated with less social support impairment, which was in turn associated with better drinking outcomes. Having a history of sexual abuse did not influence drinking outcomes. However, having a history of sexual abuse was negatively associated with global functioning. Conclusions and Scientific Significance Drinking outcomes were associated with education, self‐efficacy, social support, and diagnosis of depression at baseline; however, global functioning 1 year following treatment was primarily and negatively associated with sexual abuse history. Future treatment research should include measures of both functioning and drinking behavior outcomes. (Am J Addict 2014;23:226–233)