- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- Analysis of patients' attitudes toward short-term and long-term treatment issues, 1995
- Creator:
- Flowers, Wax D.B.
- Date of Original:
- 1995-05-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- The main purpose of this study was to examine relapse and recidivism rates and to determine if early treatment dropout in substance abuse treatment can be predicted. The instrument used in this study was a questionnaire for collecting a wide range of demographic data. The Employment Relationship, Family Support, Social Support, and Counselor Related Questions Scale was administered to 119 subjects in a substance abuse unit. The instrument was tested and met all measures for inter-item relatedness and internal consistency for reliability and validity using Cronbach's Alpha statistical procedure as well as factor analysis. The Scale was used to determine if early treatment dropout could be predicted using the variables of employment, family support, social support, and counselor input. The same instrument was given to individuals who completed treatment and those who withdrew prematurely. The Multiple Regression Analysis statistical measure was calculated on the collected data to determine if treatment dropout could be predicted. Individuals that had employment support, family support and had a good rapport with a counselor tended to complete treatment. However, the variable of social support did not prove significant. The results of this study were in agreement with the literature reviewed.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1995_flowers_wax_d_b
- Rights Holder:
- Clark Atlanta University
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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