Women in recovery from drug misuse: an exploratory study of their social networks and social support.
This cross-sectional research examined the effects of ethnicity, age, and primary drug (alcohol or other drug) on recovering women's social network size and social support. Study participants included 21 African-American, 39 Anglo-American, and 3 Mexican-American women in continuous recovery for a minimum of 6 months. Study findings demonstrated statistically significant increases in social network size and in the amount of social support received from pretreatment to posttreatment recovery periods. Ethnicity, age, and primary drug had little effect on social network size and amount of social support received.
O'Dell
K J
KJ
Department of Health Promotion and Gerontology, School of Allied Health Sciences, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555-1028, USA.
Turner
N H
NH
Weaver
G D
GD
D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003289:Convalescence; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012657:Self-Help Groups; D012944:Social Support; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology; D013997:Time Factors; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016387:Women's Health