Outcome of treatment in alcoholic women

Gillet, Claudine; Paille, F.; Wahl, Denis; Aubin, Henri‐Jean; Pirollet, P.; Prime, T.F.

doi:10.1016/0376-8716(91)90048-4

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“…Close relatives and friends not only offer support but also importantly contribute to the patient's motivation to remain abstinent and to undergo and continue treatment. A study of the quality of life of alcohol-dependent individuals found that subjects who did not have a family or children had a worse quality of life [20]. The results of the present study confirm the first thesis with regard to having a family, which influences the quality of life of alcohol-dependent individuals.…”

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confidence: 81%

Correlation between perception of quality of life and social/demographic/medical variables as well as anti-health behaviours among alcohol-dependent individuals

Makara‐Studzińska¹,

Kowalska²,

Podstawka³

et al. 2013

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 81%

Correlation between perception of quality of life and social/demographic/medical variables as well as anti-health behaviours among alcohol-dependent individuals

Makara‐Studzińska¹,

Kowalska²,

Podstawka³

et al. 2013

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“…[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35] The remaining 87 trials were rejected for the following reasons: 38 were comparison trials of different types of interventions without control groups ; 21 lacked a control group ; 15 incorporated other therapies (intensive inpatient therapy, hypnotic therapy, aversion therapy, biofeedback, aerobic exercise) [95][96][97][98][99][100][101][102][103][104][105][106][107][108][109] ; and the remaining 13 for other reasons (e.g., retrospective analysis, lack of randomization). [110][111][112][113][114][115][116][117][118][119][120][121][122] General characteristics of the selected 12 clinical trials, summarized in Tables 1 and 2, reveal diversity in study population, inclusion and exclusion criteria, intervention intensity, follow-up rates, outcome measures, and methodologic quality scores. A total of 3,948 heavy or problem drinkers were randomized to a brief intervention or to no intervention.…”

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Meta-analysis of Randomized Control Trials Addressing Brief Interventions in Heavy Alcohol Drinkers

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OBJECTIVE:To assess the effectiveness of brief interventions in heavy drinkers by analyzing the outcome data and methodologic quality. DESIGN:(1) Qualitative analysis of randomized control trials (RCTs) using criteria from Chalmers' scoring system; (2) calculating and combining odds ratios (ORs) of RCTs using the One-Step (Peto) and the Mantel-Haenszel methods. STUDY SELECTION AND DATA ANALYSIS: A MEDLINE andPsycLIT search identified RCTs testing brief interventions in heavy alcohol drinkers. Brief interventions were less than 1 hour and incorporated simple motivational counseling techniques much like outpatient smoking cessation programs. By a single-reviewer, nonblinded format, eligible studies were selected for adult subjects, sample sizes greater than 30, a randomized control design, and incorporation of brief alcohol interventions. Methodologic quality was assessed using an established scoring system developed by Chalmers and colleagues. Outcome data were combined by the One-Step (Peto) method; confidence limits and 2 test for heterogeneity were calculated. RESULTS:Twelve RCTs met all inclusion criteria, with an average quality score of 0.49 ؎ 0.17. This was comparable to published average scores in other areas of research (0.42 ؎ 0.16). Outcome data from RCTs were pooled, and a combined OR was close to 2 (1.91; 95% confidence interval 1.61-2.27) in favor of brief alcohol interventions over no intervention. This was consistent across gender, intensity of intervention, type of clinical setting, and higher-quality clinical trials. CONCLUSIONS:Heavy drinkers who received a brief intervention were twice as likely to moderate their drinking 6 to 12 months after an intervention when compared with heavy drinkers who received no intervention. Brief intervention is a low-cost, effective preventive measure for heavy drinkers in outpatient settings.KEY WORDS: meta-analysis; qualitative analysis; randomized control trial; heavy drinking; brief clinical interventions.

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“…schizophrenia) [26,27]. Treatment participation [28,29] and abstinence or minimal/controlled drinking [30,31] clearly lead to improved QoL among people with substance-related problems.…”

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Impact of Addiction Severity and Psychiatric Comorbidity on the Quality of Life of Alcohol-, Drug- and Dual-Dependent Persons in Residential Treatment

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Background: Substance users’ quality of life (QoL) is influenced by several variables, including psychiatric comorbidity and addiction severity. Thus far, the impact of the type of dependence (alcohol, drug or dual dependence) remains unclear. Therefore, the objectives of the study were to evaluate QoL in a clinical sample of alcohol-, drug- and dual-dependent patients and to assess the independent impact of psychiatric comorbidity, addiction severity and type of dependence on QoL. Methods: Face-to-face interviews with 274 patients admitted to residential substance abuse treatment were conducted using the European Addiction Severity Index (EuropASI), the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview and the Assessment of Personality Disorders self-report questionnaire. Results: Multivariate analyses showed that anxiety, mood or personality disorder, employment status and the severity rating on the EuropASI domain alcohol use were associated with overall QoL. Gender, anxiety disorder and the severity ratings on the EuropASI domains alcohol use, drug use, physical health and emotional and psychological health were associated with overall perception of health. Conclusion: Addiction severity and psychiatric comorbidity explained the greatest amount of QoL variance, whereas the type of dependence did not play a central role.

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Outcome of treatment in alcoholic women

Cited by 19 publications

References 28 publications

Correlation between perception of quality of life and social/demographic/medical variables as well as anti-health behaviours among alcohol-dependent individuals

Correlation between perception of quality of life and social/demographic/medical variables as well as anti-health behaviours among alcohol-dependent individuals

Meta-analysis of Randomized Control Trials Addressing Brief Interventions in Heavy Alcohol Drinkers

Impact of Addiction Severity and Psychiatric Comorbidity on the Quality of Life of Alcohol-, Drug- and Dual-Dependent Persons in Residential Treatment

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