Patterns of Personal networks and their relationships to treatment outcomes among women with substance use disorders
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-case14594313362021-08-03T06:35:18Z Patterns of Personal networks and their relationships to treatment outcomes among women with substance use disorders Park, Hyunyong Social Work Personal networks Substance use disorders Patterns of personal networks Treatment outcomes Substance use disorders (SUDs) and their related negative impacts on individuals, families, and communities have become one of the more significant social welfare issues facing our society. In 2013, approximately 5.8% of adult women aged 18 or older in the United States were diagnosed with at least one SUD. Although substance use disorders are challenging for both men and women, research has shown that women are more vulnerable than men when they develop SUDs in terms of physical, mental health, and other treatment outcomes. Relational theory, Stress-Coping theory, and empirical literature consider that personal networks are an important factor influencing women’s treatment outcomes. Compared to previous studies that used variable-centered approaches, the present study utilized a person-centered approach to examine patterns of personal networks. The aims of this study are: (a) to identify the underlying subgroups of women with SUDs who had similar patterns of personal networks, (b) to examine socio-demographic and clinical characteristics associated with the underlying subgroups, and (c) to examine the relationships between the underlying subgroups and treatment outcomes post treatment intake. This study is a secondary data analysis with 272 women who received treatment and completed a personal network questionnaire at 6 month and treatment outcomes questionnaire at 12 months post treatment intake. This study employed Latent Class Analysis in order to address research questions. The findings show three distinctive subgroups of women who had similar patterns of personal networks: (a) family-centered supportive networks (36.4%), (b) treatment-centered supportive networks (23.2%), and (c) substance using negative networks (40.4%). Several socio-demographic (e.g., African American, age) and clinical characteristics (e.g., abstinence self-efficacy, trauma symptoms) were associated with the patterns of personal networks. Compared to women with either family-centered supportive networks or treatment-centered supportive networks, women with substance using negative networks were more likely to have poorer treatment outcomes after controlling for socio-demographic and clinical characteristics. The findings highlight three distinctive patterns of personal networks among women with SUDs and their relationships to treatment outcomes. The findings can be useful for practitioners to make tailored intervention because the study shows multiple pathways to improve women’s treatment outcomes. 2016-06-01 English text Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1459431336 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1459431336 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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