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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2015 Dec:59:74-82.
doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2015.07.008. Epub 2015 Jul 26.

Hispanic Subgroups, Acculturation, and Substance Abuse Treatment Outcomes

Karen G Chartier  1 , Tom Carmody  2 , Maleeha Akhtar  3 , Mary B Stebbins  4 , Scott T Walters  5 , Diane Warden  6
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Hispanic Subgroups, Acculturation, and Substance Abuse Treatment Outcomes

Karen G Chartier et al. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2015 Dec.

Abstract

This study explored Hispanic subgroup differences in substance use treatment outcomes, and the relationship of acculturation characteristics to these outcomes. Data were from a multisite randomized clinical trial of motivational enhancement therapy versus treatment as usual in a sample of Spanish-speaking substance abusers. Participants were Cuban American (n=34), Mexican American (n=209), Puerto Rican (n=78), and other Hispanic American (n=54). Results suggested that Cuban Americans and individuals with more connection to Hispanic culture had lower treatment retention. Hispanics born in the U.S and those who spoke English at home had a lower percentage of days abstinent during weeks 5-16, although Puerto Ricans born in the U.S. and Cuban Americans living more years in the U.S. had a higher percentage of days abstinent in weeks 1-4 and 5-16, respectively. Results may inform future hypothesis-driven studies in larger Hispanic treatment seeking samples of the relationship between acculturation and treatment outcome.

Keywords: Abstinence; Acculturation factors; Hispanic subgroups; Retention; Treatment outcomes.

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Figure 1
Adjusted Percent Days Abstinent in Weeks 1-4 by Birthplace and Hispanic Subgroup (No participants in the other Hispanic American category were born in the U.S. Their results are not shown.)
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Figure 2
Estimated Relationship between Years Living in the U.S. and Days Abstinent in Weeks 5-16 by Hispanic Subgroup
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