Development and validation of a multi-dimensional instrument for assessing outcome of treatment among opiate users: the Opiate Treatment Index.
This article presents a new instrument with which to assess the effects of opiate treatment. The Opiate Treatment Index (OTI) is multi-dimensional in structure, with scales measuring six independently measured outcome domains: drug use; HIV risk-taking behaviour; social functioning; criminality; health; and psychological adjustment. Psychometric properties of the Index are excellent, suggesting that the OTI is a relatively quick, efficient means of obtaining reliable and valid data on opiate users undergoing treatment over a range of relevant outcome domains.
Darke
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National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia.
Hall
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Wodak
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Heather
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Ward
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009294:Narcotics / Q000378:metabolism*; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012650:Self Disclosure; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012931:Social Environment; D012940:Social Problems
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