Citation

Perron BE, Ilgen MA, Hasche L, Howard MO. J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs 2008; 69(3): 449-453.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)

DOI

10.15288/jsad.2008.69.449

PMID

18432388

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine if there are common classes of service needs among clients in outpatient substance-use disorder treatment.
METHOD: Data for this study were derived from the National Treatment Improvement Evaluation Survey. This study focused on clients in outpatient treatment (N=2,256). The majority of the subjects were male (74%). Latent class analysis was used to explore different class solutions.
RESULTS: A four-class solution exhibited the best fit with the data. Based on the features of the classes, the classes were named "multiple needs," "interpersonal needs," "financial needs," and "low needs." Validation analysis showed that psychiatric problems exhibited the strongest associations with the multiple needs class.
CONCLUSIONS: With service needs extending beyond substance-abuse treatment problems, a classification seems to aid in characterizing the heterogeneity of this population and is suggested of the need for packaged service approaches.

Language: en

Keywords

Adult; Alcoholism; Ambulatory Care; Anxiety Disorders; Cocaine-Related Disorders; Combined Modality Therapy; Comorbidity; Cross-Sectional Studies; Depressive Disorder; Female; Health Services Needs and Demand; Health Services Research; Health Surveys; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; Patient Care Team; Suicide; Suicide Prevention; United States