title: Attitude toward recovery and completion of a substance abuse treatment program.
abstract: This study tested the ability of the Recovery Attitude and Treatment Evaluator (RAATE; Mee-Lee, Hoffmann, & Smith, 1992) to predict attrition from treatment for pregnant and postpartum substance abusing women. During the first month of treatment, the RAATE was completed by both the clinician and the patient. Three types of discharge status were considered: completion of the treatment program, dropping out of the program, and being administratively discharged. No group differences were found concerning the clinician version of the RAATE. Initial analyses of the patient version revealed that subjects who completed the program had lower ratings of resistance to treatment and continuing care compared to those who dropped out; further analysis suggested that those who completed less than 1 month of treatment exhibited the highest resistance. These results suggest the RAATE is a potentially effective tool for predicting early attrition from substance abuse treatment in this population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298-0109, USA.
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Britt
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Knisely
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Dawson
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Schnoll
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000359:Aftercare; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010352:Patient Dropouts; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014768:Virginia