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SynthesisSubstance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy2019

Change in psychosocial factors connected to coping after inpatient treatment for substance use disorder: a systematic review.

Dagny Adriaenssen Johannessen, Trond Nordfjærn, Amy Østertun Geirdal

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Synthesis in Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Coping strategy as a predictor of illicit drug use among persons who inject drugs.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2026
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  2. Quality of life measures in treatment for active substance misuse: a scoping review.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Dagny Adriaenssen JohannessenBlue Cross East, Oslo, Norway. dagnjo@oslomet.no.ORCID 0000-0002-8601-6534
Trond NordfjærnDepartment of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway.
Amy Østertun GeirdalFaculty of Social Sciences, Department of Social Work, Child Welfare and Social Policy, OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University, Pb 4, St. Olavs plass, 0130, Oslo, Norway.
OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University · NONorwegian University of Science and Technology · NO

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAmong the adult population worldwide, about 0.5% has illicit drug use disorder (DUD) and about 5% has alcohol use disorder (AUD). Dependency on alcohol, medication or illicit drugs are recognised as risk factors for disabling disease and early death. Treatment for substance use disorders (SUD) is important in promoting persistent abstinence and may be perceived as a valuable public health measure. The current systematic review aims at exploring how psychosocial factors connected to recovery capital and coping behaviour, change after inpatient SUD treatment.

methodsA systematic search was conducted in Campbell Collaboration Library, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Epistemonikos, Medline, PsychINFO, Social Sciences Citation Index and SocINDEX. Cohort studies on psychosocial outcomes for adults who had attended to inpatient SUD treatment that exceeds 3 months, were included. The outcome of interest was change in psychosocial factors. The search results were identified as include, exclude or unclear by one author and then screened by the second author with a specific focus on studies recognised as unclear. Diverging evaluations of eligibility among the unclear studies were resolved by discussion. In case of disagreement, the third author decided the eligibility of the studies in question.

resultsFindings imply an overall progress in mental health, and a potential improvement in employment status and perceived social support after inpatient SUD treatment. Additionally, findings indicate a decrease in substance use from admission to follow-up after discharge from inpatient SUD treatment. These findings are consistent with earlier research on important factors in recovering from SUD. Findings on change in self-efficacy, housing, education and Quality of Life (QoL) however, were scantly researched and were expected to be more prominent outcomes of interest among the included studies.

conclusionDue to the substantial resources used to provide SUD treatment, knowledge about recovery capital, like psychosocial factors that facilitate coping behaviour and reintegration to society, should be standardised and used by SUD treatment providers.

trial registrationPROSPERO registration ID: CRD42018087408.

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Adaptation, PsychologicalHumansInpatientsProtective FactorsSubstance-Related DisordersFollow-up studyRecovery capitalResidential treatmentSocial adjustmentSubstance-related disordersTreatment outcome

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PMID31053153
PMCPMC6499970
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