Trial reportAlcoholism, clinical and experimental research2022
Measurement invariance of the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment Scale in Project MATCH: An exploratory structural equation modeling approach.
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- Integrating Physical Health Dimensions in Middle-Aged and Older Adults to Predict Drug Misuse and Relapse Through a Comprehensive Needs Model: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
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- Advancing theory of motivation to change alcohol use: A commentary on Tan et al. (2023).Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2023Article
- Do brief motivational interventions increase motivation for change in drinking among college students? A two-step meta-analysis of individual participant data.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2023Review
- Electro-acupuncture reduced steatosis on MRI-PDFF in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis: a randomized controlled pilot clinical trial.Chinese medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundProgression through the stages of change is a proposed mechanism underlying the effects of treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD). However, examining stages of change as a mechanism of treatment effects requires that the measure be invariant across patient subgroups, treatment conditions, and time. In this study, we examined measurement invariance of the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment Scale (URICA) in Project MATCH using an exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM) approach.
methodsWe conducted a secondary analysis of data from Project MATCH (N = 1726; M
resultsA 4-factor ESEM provided a good fit to the data and a better fit to the data than a conventional 4-factor confirmatory factor analysis model. Further, the URICA demonstrated scalar invariance across each patient subgroup at baseline (sex, ethnicity, marital status, education, and parental history of AUD) and treatment condition at follow-up. However, the URICA was not longitudinally invariant as the metric model resulted in a significant decrement in model fit.
conclusionsMeasurement invariance of the URICA over time was not supported. Longitudinally invariant measures of the stages of change are needed to test the proposal that progression through the stages explains treatment effects.
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