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Observational Study
. 2014 May-Jun;23(3):226-33.
doi: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2014.12098.x.

Predictors of drinking and functional outcomes for men and women following inpatient alcohol treatment

Dawn E Sugarman  1 , Julia S Kaufman, Elisa M Trucco, Jodi C Brown, Shelly F Greenfield
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Observational Study

Predictors of drinking and functional outcomes for men and women following inpatient alcohol treatment

Dawn E Sugarman et al. Am J Addict. 2014 May-Jun.

Abstract

Background and objectives: This prospective study uses path analytic models to examine baseline characteristics associated with both functioning and drinking outcomes 12 months after inpatient alcohol treatment.

Methods: Alcohol-dependent participants (N = 101) were recruited during inpatient alcohol treatment and assessed monthly 1 year after discharge.

Results: Alcohol severity was negatively associated with education and self-efficacy; marital status was positively associated with self-efficacy; and education and self-efficacy were negatively associated with drinking outcomes. Low alcohol severity, not having a depression diagnosis, and being married were associated with less social support impairment, which was in turn associated with better drinking outcomes. Having a history of sexual abuse did not influence drinking outcomes. However, having a history of sexual abuse was negatively associated with global functioning.

Conclusions and scientific significance: Drinking outcomes were associated with education, self-efficacy, social support, and diagnosis of depression at baseline; however, global functioning 1 year following treatment was primarily and negatively associated with sexual abuse history. Future treatment research should include measures of both functioning and drinking behavior outcomes.

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Initial Path Model N.S. = non-significant; * p < .05; ** p < .01, *** p < .001
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Path Analytic Model with Average Number of Drinks per Drinking Day as Outcome Standardized path coefficients appear on single-headed straight arrows. N.S. = non-significant; * p < .05; ** p < .01, *** p < .001
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Path Analytic Model with Functioning as Outcome Standardized path coefficients appear on single-headed straight arrows. N.S. = non-significant; * p < .05; ** p < .01, *** p < .001
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