title: Predicting client attendance at further treatment following drug and alcohol detoxification: Theory of Planned Behaviour and Implementation Intentions.
abstract: Despite clinical recommendations that further treatment is critical for successful recovery following drug and alcohol detoxification, a large proportion of clients fail to attend treatment after detoxification. In this study, individual factors and constructs based on motivational and volitional models of health behaviour were examined as predictors of post-detoxification treatment attendance.
  
  
  
  The sample consisted of 220 substance-dependent individuals participating in short-term detoxification programs provided by The Australian Salvation Army. The Theory of Planned Behaviour and Implementation Intentions were used to predict attendance at subsequent treatment.
  
  
  
  Follow-up data were collected for 177 participants (81%), with 104 (80%) of those participants reporting that they had either attended further formal treatment (e.g. residential rehabilitation programs, outpatient counselling) or mutual support groups in the 2 weeks after leaving the detoxification program. Logistic regression examined the predictors of further treatment attendance. The full model accounted for 21% of the variance in treatment attendance, with attitude and Implementation Intentions contributing significantly to the prediction.
  
  
  
  Findings from the present study would suggest that assisting clients to develop a specific treatment plan, as well as helping clients to build positive perceptions about subsequent treatment, will promote greater attendance at further treatment following detoxification. [Kelly PJ, Leung J, Deane FP, Lyons GCB. Predicting client attendance at further treatment following drug and alcohol detoxification: Theory of Planned Behaviour and Implementation Intentions. Drug Alcohol Rev 2016;35:678-685].
authors.affiliation: Illawarra Institute for Mental Health, School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia.
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.affiliation: Illawarra Institute for Mental Health, School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.
authors.forename: Frank P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Deane
authors.affiliation: Illawarra Institute for Mental Health, School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.
authors.forename: Geoffrey C B
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Lyons
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012657:Self-Help Groups; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014836:Volition
keywords: Implementation Intentions; Theory of Planned Behaviour; detoxification; the salvation army