title: Self-development groups among women in recovery: client perceptions of satisfaction and engagement.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We examined engagement in and satisfaction with occupational therapy self-development groups among women in a residential facility for substance dependence.
  
  
  METHODS
  We performed a retrospective, cross-sectional analysis of 1,488 Likert-scale surveys completed anonymously between 2006 and 2010. Descriptive statistics were used to examine client satisfaction in self-development groups. Differences in engagement by content focus and activity process were also examined by analyzing the median scores of eight self-development questions using the Kruskal-Wallis test of medians.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of those who completed surveys, 73.6% strongly agreed and 23.4% agreed (collectively, 97%) that they were satisfied with the group. No significant differences (p > .05) were found in the median scores of the questions by content focus or activity process.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Self-development activity groups with salient recovery themes conceptualized within a person-environment-occupation model appear to be a satisfactory and engaging intervention for women in recovery from substance abuse.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Professions, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, USA. speloqui@utmb.edu
authors.forename: Suzanne M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Peloquin
authors.forename: Carrie A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Ciro
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D001154:Art; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010379:Peer Group; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012649:Self Concept; D012657:Self-Help Groups / Q000458:organization & administration; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*