ArticleThe Indian journal of medical research2017
Initial treatment dropout in patients with substance use disorders attending a tertiary care de-addiction centre in north India.
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- The Opioid Crisis, Preventing and Managing Substance Abuse in India: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2024Review
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- Naltrexone and its Effects on Craving and Alcohol Use among Patients with Alcohol Dependence Syndroms: A Report.Addiction & health · 2024Article
- Neurocognitive Functions in Patients with Comorbid Hepatitis C and Opioid Dependence: A Comparative Study.Indian journal of psychological medicine · 2023Article
- Polysubstance use in young people accessing residential and day-treatment services for substance use: substance use profiles, psychiatric comorbidity and treatment completion.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2022Article
- Dropout from Substance Use Disorder Treatment at a Swedish Private Care Institution and Its Associated Risk Factors.Substance use : research and treatmentArticle
- Predictors of retention in the treatment for opioid dependence: A prospective, observational study from India.Indian journal of psychiatryArticle
- Presenting Pattern and Psychiatric Comorbidities in Rural versus Urban Substance Dependent Patients: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social MedicineArticle
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Abstract
BACKGROUND &
objectivesDropout from substance use disorders treatment is associated with poor outcomes. Although many factors have been associated with an early dropout of patients, the reasons for dropping out of treatment prematurely remain poorly understood particularly in the Indian context. This study was aimed to study socio-demographic and clinical variables predicting initial dropout of patients attending a tertiary care de-addiction treatment centre in north India.
methodsInformation was extracted from the records of consecutive newly registered patients from January 2011 to December 2014. The patients who did not come for follow up within 30 days of the first contact were defined as initial dropouts.
resultsData of 7991 patients could be retrieved. Majority of the sample consisted of male, married and employed individuals. Of them, 4907 patients (61.3%) were considered initial dropouts. Multivariate analysis revealed that after controlling for other factors, greater age, being employed, lower educational status, lesser duration of substance use, use of alcohol, opiate, tobacco, cannabis or sedative-hypnotic use but the absence of multi-substance use predicted initial drop out. INTERPRETATION &
conclusionsThis study identified some socio-demographic and clinical variables which might predict treatment attrition in substance use disorders. Clinician's awareness towards these factors and tailor-made intervention might improve initial treatment retention. Future research could be directed to find the validity of this assumption.
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