{"title":"Addressing length of stay in substance use treatment to predict successful completion","authors":"Carl R. Morgan, Cory B. Dennis","doi":"10.1080/1533256X.2022.2063345","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT There are many challenges to treating people for a substance use disorder. This study focuses on factors that might predict how long people stay in treatment, and whether it is enough time to complete treatment. Using data from a statewide subsample of the TEDS-D dataset, the results showed that free treatment leads to increased length of stay, while substance use frequency and days waiting to enter treatment have a negative effect on length of stay. Further length of stay predicted treatment completion. We also conducted a post hoc analysis looking at differences between inpatient and outpatient treatment settings. This study offers information that can support efforts to keep clients long enough in treatment to complete it as part of their recovery.","PeriodicalId":45598,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8000,"publicationDate":"2022-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1533256X.2022.2063345","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"SOCIAL WORK","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
ABSTRACT There are many challenges to treating people for a substance use disorder. This study focuses on factors that might predict how long people stay in treatment, and whether it is enough time to complete treatment. Using data from a statewide subsample of the TEDS-D dataset, the results showed that free treatment leads to increased length of stay, while substance use frequency and days waiting to enter treatment have a negative effect on length of stay. Further length of stay predicted treatment completion. We also conducted a post hoc analysis looking at differences between inpatient and outpatient treatment settings. This study offers information that can support efforts to keep clients long enough in treatment to complete it as part of their recovery.
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The Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions is designed to help social work practitioners stay abreast of the latest developments in the field of addictions. This journal publishes refereed articles on innovative individual, family, group work, and community practice models for treating and preventing substance abuse and other addictions in diverse populations. The journal focuses on research findings, health care, social policies, and program administration directly affecting social work practice in the addictions. The Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions has several regular features of interest to social workers in the field of addictions.