Women's steps of change and entry into drug abuse treatment A multidimensional stages of change model

Barriers and facilitators for alcohol treatment for women: Are there more or less for rural women?

“…There is some research that suggests that distance and appointment wait times are related to treatment entry (Fortney, Booth, Blow, & Bunn, 1995a). These findings suggests that treatment seeking may be mediated by a differential experience of barriers, in particular, affordability and access-related variables (Agostinelli, Floyd, Grube, Woodall, & Miller, 2004;Brown, Melchior, Panter, Slaughter, & Huba, 2000;Cunningham & Breslin, 2004;George & Tucker, 1996).…”

Participation in treatment and Alcoholics Anonymous: A 16‐year follow‐up of initially untreated individuals

“…With respect to AA, providers can introduce patients to an AA sponsor or recovery guide, address potential barriers such as lack of transportation and childcare services, and maintain contact to enhance continuing attendance (Johnson & Chappel, 1994). More detailed assessments of clients' motivations and readiness for change in specific life domains may help to target high-risk individuals for these interventions (Brown, Melchior, Panter, Slaughter, & Huba, 2000;Marlowe et al, 2001). …”

A Peer-Based Substance Abuse Intervention for HIV+ Rural Women: A Pilot Study

“…MI proposes interviewing techniques that are appropriate for each stage of change in the transtheoretical stage of change model. The MET model was chosen for the peer counseling substance abuse intervention because it is compatible with the stress and coping model of the parent grant and has been shown to be effective with outpatient SA women (Brown, Melchior, Panter, Slaughter, & Huba, 2000).…”