The present study registration relates to a quantitative sub-study of a larger mixed method study, including also a qualitative sub-study. Together, these investigations will provide complementary insights. The quantitative study is a follow-up study of close relatives (\> 16 years) of patients in treatment for substance use disorder (SUD) who participated in a group-based 4-day psychoeducational program.
The study is a follow-up study of close relatives (\> 16 years) of patients in treatment for SUDs who participated in a group-based 4-day psychoeducational program. The investigators will examine whether the family intervention in the specialized treatment services has benefits in terms of typical patient reported outcomes; physical complaints, psychological functioning, family functioning and QoL. The data collection has been finalized in 2017.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
271
A 4-day psychoeducational family program.
Addiction Unit - Sørlandet Hospital
Kristiansand, Agder, Norway
Caregiver burden
Changes in Codependency symptomatology measured with the Composite Codependency Scale (CCS). Participants indicate the extent to which they agreed with each statement on a scale of 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree).
Time frame: Changes from baseline to the 3 months follow-up
Family functioning
Changes in the general family functioning subscale (GFFS). Respondents complete 12 items with a four-point response scale (1 = strongly agree, 4 = strongly disagree). A mean score is computed and a higher score indicated greater family dysfunction.
Time frame: Changes from baseline to the 3 months follow-up
Mental distress
Changes in the the Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL) 10-item version, which is used to measure mental distress. This 10-item index maps symptoms of anxiety (4 items) and depression (6 items) on 4-point Likert-type scales ranging from "not bothered at all" (1) to "extremely bothered" (4). The global severity index (GSI) constitutes the average of all items, with the highest score indicating greater symptom severity during the past week.
Time frame: Changes from baseline to the 3 months follow-up
Physical complaints
Changes in physical complaints, measured on a 10-point ordinal scale (scaled 0 - 10) with higher score indicating more complaints.
Time frame: Changes from baseline to the 3 months follow-up
Well-being / quality of life
Changes in Quality of Life measured with the QoL-5 scale (5 items). Responses are scored on a five-point scale ranging from very poor to very good QoL and then recoded into a decimal scale from 0.1 to 0.9, where 0.9 is the highest/best score and 0.1 the lowest/worst
Time frame: Changes from baseline to the 3 months follow-up
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