title: University of Rhode Island Change Assessment-Trauma: preliminary psychometric properties in an alcohol-dependent PTSD sample.
abstract: The co-occurrence of posttraumatic stress disorder with substance use disorders (PTSD-SUD) is common and is associated with poorer treatment outcomes. Attrition represents an ongoing, but poorly understood challenge in PTSD-SUD treatment research. The current study examined the initial psychometric properties of the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment-Trauma (URICA-T), a scale designed to assess attitudes and behaviors related to addressing trauma issues, in a sample of 42 individuals meeting diagnostic criteria for PTSD and alcohol dependence. Results suggest that the URICA-T may have acceptable psychometric properties as a continuous measure of motivational readiness in a PTSD-SUD sample. Preliminary data also suggests higher URICA-T scores are associated with retention of alcohol dependent-PTSD participants in a study utilizing trauma-focused exposure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MI 39216, USA.
authors.forename: Yvonne M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Hunt
authors.forename: Tiffany L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Kyle
authors.forename: Scott F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Coffey
authors.forename: Paul R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Stasiewicz
authors.forename: Julie A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Schumacher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology; D017831:Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry); D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009511:New England; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*