The effect of social networks and co-occurring mental disorders on barriers to treatment and treatment motivation among women with substance use disorders.
Year: 2007
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: current participation in treatment, age of women, and the number of children to barriers to treatment and treatment motivation.Overall, few social network variables accounted for barriers to treatment.Informational support and lack of sobriety support from friends were statistically significant predictors of treatment barriers.Several social network variables were found to be predictive of treatment motivation, although not always in the direction expected.Informational support was the only positive support predictive in the expected direction.Dual disorder status was a significant predictor of both treatment barriers and treatment motivation.The study did not show the age of the woman as a significant predictor of barriers but did show age as a significant predictor for treatment motivation.The number of children was not found to be a significant predictor for barriers; however, it was a significant predictor for Desire for Help.The treatment status of the women proved to be a significant predictor of barriers as well as for Problem Recognition and Desire for Help.Clinicians should attend to the personal social networks of clients to help address barriers to treatment and treatment motivation.
Author: Toby C. Martin
Institution: Case Western Reserve University
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1560201189