title: Six-Month Outcomes of a Randomized, Motivational Tele-intervention for Change in the Codependent Behavior of Family Members of Drug Users.
abstract: Families of substance abusers may develop maladaptive strategies, such as codependency, to address drug-related problems. It is important for families to receive specialist treatment in order to contribute to the recovery process. The Tele-intervention Model and Monitoring of Families of Drug Users (TMMFDU), based on motivational interviewing and stages of change, aims to encourage the family to change the codependents' behaviors. A randomized clinical trial was carried out to verify the change in codependent behavior after intervention with 6 months of follow-up. Three hundred and twenty-five families with high or low codependency scores were randomized into the intervention group (n = 163) or the usual treatment (UT) (n = 162). After 6 months of follow-up, the family members of the TMMFDU group were twice as likely to modify their codependency behavior when compared to the UT group (OR 2.08 CI 95% 1.18-3.65). TMMFDU proved to be effective in changing codependent behaviors among compliant family members of drug users.
authors.affiliation: a Pharmacology , Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre , Porto Alegre , Brazil.
authors.forename: Cassandra Borges
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Bortolon
authors.affiliation: a Pharmacology , Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre , Porto Alegre , Brazil.
authors.forename: Taís de Campos
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.affiliation: a Pharmacology , Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre , Porto Alegre , Brazil.
authors.forename: Luciana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Signor
authors.affiliation: b FADERGS , Porto Alegre , Brazil.
authors.forename: Bárbara Léa
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Guahyba
authors.affiliation: a Pharmacology , Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre , Porto Alegre , Brazil.
authors.forename: Luciana Rizzieri
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Figueiró
authors.affiliation: a Pharmacology , Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre , Porto Alegre , Brazil.
authors.forename: Maristela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferigolo
authors.affiliation: a Pharmacology , Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre , Porto Alegre , Brazil.
authors.forename: Helena Maria Tannhauser
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Barros
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D017004:Codependency, Psychological; D055030:Drug Users; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D062405:Motivational Interviewing; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Codependency; family relations; motivational interviewing; telephone