The relationship of social support to treatment entry and engagement: the Community Assessment Inventory.
This study was conducted to determine the psychometric properties of a measure of social support, the Community Assessment Inventory (CAI), and to examine the role of social support in recovery. The CAI and the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) were administered to 196 opioid-dependent adults in (n = 135) or out of (n = 61) methadone treatment in Baltimore, Maryland, between 2004 and 2006. Baseline CAI scale scores indicated a generally high level of internal consistency (alpha scores). Pearson correlations showed that the scales were stable and had good discriminant validity with the ASI composite scores. One-way analysis of variance indicated that in-treatment participants reported significantly more support at baseline than out-of-treatment participants. This study's findings indicate the CAI may be a useful measure of social support and that such support is an important factor in treatment entry.
Kelly
Sharon M
SM
Friends Research Institute, Social Research Center,1040 Park Avenue, Suite 103, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. skelly@friendssocialresearch.org
O'Grady
Kevin E
KE
Schwartz
Robert P
RP
Peterson
James A
JA
Wilson
Monique E
ME
Brown
Barry S
BS
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008691:Methadone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012944:Social Support
D008691:Methadone
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