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Trial reportJournal of psychoactive drugs

Significant life events and their impact on alcohol and drug use: a qualitative study.

Martha A Jessup, Thekla Brumder Ross, Ashley L Jones, Derek D Satre, Constance M Weisner, Felicia W Chi, Jennifer R Mertens

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of psychoactive drugs. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. A Lifestyle Risk Reduction Model for Preventing High-Risk Substance Use Across the Lifespan.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Martha A Jessupa Professor Emerita, Institute for Health & Aging, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, CA; and Senior Research Consultant, Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California , Oakland , CA.
Thekla Brumder Ross
Ashley L Jones
Derek D Satre
Constance M Weisner
Felicia W Chi
Jennifer R Mertens
Kaiser Permanente · USUniversity of California, San Francisco · US

Funding

OUTCOME AND COST OF DAY HOSPITAL VS OUTPATIENT CARER01AA010359 · NIAAA · WESTERN CONSORTIUM FOR PUBLIC HEALTH · PI MERTENS, JENNIFER RENE · 1994 to 2011
$2.9M
NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA010359
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study used a life-course perspective to identify and understand life events related to long-term alcohol and other drug (AOD) use trajectories across the life span. Using a purposive sample, we conducted semi-structured telephone interviews with 48 participants (n = 30 abstinent and 18 non-abstinent) from a longitudinal study of AOD outcomes 15 years following outpatient AOD treatment. A content analysis was conducted using ATLAS.ti software to identify events and salient themes. Caregiving for an ill or dependent family member was related to better AOD outcomes by reinforcing abstinence and reduced drinking, and contributing to alcohol cessation in most individuals who cited caregiving as a pivotal event. Grandparenting and parenting an adult child were motivational for sustaining abstinence and reduced drinking. Findings were mixed on death of a loved one, which was related to abstinence in some and relapse in others. Redemption and mutual fulfillment as caregivers, reconciliations with adult children, and legacy-building as grandparents were themes associated with maintaining abstinence and reduced drinking. AOD treatment has the opportunity to employ motivational interventions for relapse prevention that address the meaning and lifelong reach of intimate relationships for individuals and their AOD use across the life span.

Indexed as

Qualitative ResearchAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAlcoholismCaregiversHumansLongitudinal StudiesMiddle AgedParentingSubstance-Related Disorderscaregivinglife courselife eventsqualitativerelationshipssubstance use

Identifiers

PMID25364998
PMCPMC4294766
OpenAlexW2129658558

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