ArticleBMC family practice2021
How concerned significant others experience Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) - a qualitative study.
Article in BMC family practice, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- 'Before, we ended up in conflicts, now we can provide support'-Experiences of Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) for parents of young adults with hazardous substance use.BMC psychiatry · 2024Trial
- Effects of media campaign videos on stigma and attitudes towards treatment seeking for alcohol use disorder: a randomized controlled study.BMC public health · 2023Trial
- A shift in focus: Mothers' descriptions of sharing a child with a co-parent with unhealthy alcohol use after participating in a support program.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2023Trial
- Primary Outcome from a cluster-randomized trial of three formats for delivering Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) to the significant others of problem drinkers.BMC public health · 2022Trial
- "I am nurse, I am partner, I am cook - I am everything..." roles and functions of relatives in supporting therapy adherence and abstinence in patients with alcohol-related liver cirrhosis prior to listing for liver transplantation: a qualitative analysis.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2026Article
- Clinicians' experiences of delivering online Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) for families affected by substance use in rural Australia.Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2026Article
- Addressing barriers to addiction recovery services in the Northwest Territories, Canada.International journal of circumpolar health · 2025Article
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Abstract
introductionHeavy drinking causes serious harm, not only to the drinker but also to relationships and concerned significant others (CSOs). Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) is an intervention developed to help the CSOs of substance users. The aim of this study was to investigate the drivers and aims underlying CSO participation in CRAFT, as well as their experience of the intervention itself and their module preferences.
methodThis is a qualitative study based on data from semi-structured interviews with 11 female help-seeking CSOs of individuals with alcohol problems. The participants were recruited from an RCT study of a variety of CRAFT delivery formats (group sessions + written material, individual sessions + written material or self-delivered CRAFT with written material only). The interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed by Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.
resultsCSOs reported CRAFT helpful when both delivered by means of individual sessions or group sessions. The "Communication Element" in CRAFT, the module focusing on positive reinforcement and acquiring a clearer understanding of AUD, appeared to be particularly helpful elements of CRAFT. Furthermore, being met with acceptance and non-judgmental attitudes seemed to count highly for the CSOs. The written material a helpful supplement to the face-to-face interventions. The written material a helpful supplement to the face-to-face interventions.
conclusionCSOs who participated in the CRAFT intervention felt helped by its components, irrespective of delivery format.
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