title: [The relationship between self-efficacy and abstinence from alcohol after outpatient and inpatient treatment--a two year follow-up].
abstract: This study examines the relationship between (alcohol specific) self-efficacy expectancies and abstinence from alcohol measured at 3 follow-ups (t1 = 6, t2 = 12 and t3 = 24 months after treatment) in 3 groups of patients with different severity levels of their alcohol dependency. N = 169 patients were included (n = 65 outpatient treatment, n = 51 inpatient short-term and n = 53 inpatient long-term treatment). Self-efficacy was measured using the Alcohol Abstinence Self-Efficacy Scale (AASE). Treatment outcome was defined as complete abstinence from alcohol at time of follow-ups. The AASE differentiates reliably between abstinent and non-abstinent patients in each treatment group at the 3 follow-ups. Abstinent patients had significant higher scores in both of the two subscales confidence and temptation. The strongest relationship between AASE and treatment outcome could be found for subjects in short-term inpatient treatment. The impact of the results for clinical practice is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Privatklinik Meiringen, Meiringen, Schweiz. christina.zingg@privatklinik-meiringen.ch
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zingg
authors.forename: Peggy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Heinrich
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Küfner
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kolb
authors.forename: Uwe
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Zemlin
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soyka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010045:Outpatients; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013695:Temperance