title: Factors related to client satisfaction with methadone maintenance treatment in China.
abstract: This study examined clients' treatment satisfaction with the services provided by methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) in China and explored relevant factors that are directly or indirectly associated with treatment satisfaction.
  
  
  
  The study used baseline data from a randomized controlled trial conducted among 2,448 clients from 68 MMT clinics in five provinces of China. The participants reported their demographic characteristics, treatment-related factors, depressive symptoms, treatment progression, counseling rapport, and treatment satisfaction. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to test the direct and indirect relationships among various factors and treatment satisfaction.
  
  
  
  Clients' demographic characteristics, such as older age, had both a direct effect on treatment satisfaction and an indirect effect mediated by counseling rapport. Depressive symptoms and a lack of social support had a direct negative impact on treatment satisfaction and an indirect effect mediated by treatment progression and counseling rapport. Both mediators: treatment progression (estimate=0.227, p<0.01) and counseling rapport (estimate=0.229, p<0.01), showed positive associations with treatment satisfaction.
  
  
  
  The findings reiterate the complex nature of MMT clients' treatment satisfaction and its interrelationship with multidimensional factors. The study has implications for evaluating the quality of care provided by MMT programs and suggests several strategies that can potentially improve MMT clients' level of treatment satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. Electronic address: lililili@ucla.edu.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: W Scott
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Comulada
authors.affiliation: Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Chunqing
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.affiliation: Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Sitong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.affiliation: National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Zunyou
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002681:China; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008691:Methadone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008875:Middle Aged; D058850:Opiate Substitution Treatment / Q000523:psychology*; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012944:Social Support
chemical_list: D008691:Methadone
keywords: China; Client's treatment satisfaction; Methadone maintenance treatment