Citation

Chong J, Lopez D. Am. Indian Alsk. Native Ment. Health Res. 2008; 14(3): 24-48.

Affiliation

Native American Research and Training Center, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of ArizonaTucson, AZ 85724, USA. jchong@email.arizona.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, National Center for American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

18286445

Abstract

The objective of this study was to describe the predictors of substance use relapse of American Indian (AI) women up to one year following substance abuse treatment. Relapse is defi ned as any use of alcohol or drugs in the past 30 days at the follow-up points. Data were collected from AI women in a 45-day residential substance abuse treatment program. Predictors include distal (in time) proximal (recent), and intrapersonal factors. Results indicated that intrapersonal factors showed the strongest relationship with relapse, followed by proximal and distal factors. Negative messages about using alcohol or drugs from the client's father while growing up may have had an impact on whether the client used alcohol at 6 months. Confl icts with other people and being in the company of alcohol or drug users were highly predictive of relapse. While craving was highly predictive of substance use at follow up, self-efficacy was highly predictive of no substance use. Knowledge about predictors of relapse among this population should be used as a guide toward individual treatment planning.

Language: en