Li Li1, Yingying Ding, Wenhong Lai, Chunqing Lin, Wei Luo. 1. Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Center for Community Health, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA. lililili@ucla.edu
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This study applied a stage-of-change model to examine the motivational profiles of clients seeking methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) in China. METHODS: Face-to-face interviews were conducted with a total of 179 clients from six MMT clinics. The University of Rhode Island Change Assessment (URICA) scale was used to measure the participants' motivation and readiness to change. Cluster analysis was performed to classify the sample into subgroups with respect to their change dimensions. RESULTS: The study sample was allocated into five distinct clusters: uninvolved, denial, pre-participation, ambivalent, and participation. Participants who were classified in the denial cluster were older than those in the pre-participation and participation clusters. A higher level of motivation to change was positively associated with continued heroin use and more severe drug problems. DISCUSSION: It would be beneficial to evaluate motivational profiles of individual clients in the treatment planning process and provide tailored interventions for sustained treatment retention and outcomes.
OBJECTIVE: This study applied a stage-of-change model to examine the motivational profiles of clients seeking methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) in China. METHODS: Face-to-face interviews were conducted with a total of 179 clients from six MMT clinics. The University of Rhode Island Change Assessment (URICA) scale was used to measure the participants' motivation and readiness to change. Cluster analysis was performed to classify the sample into subgroups with respect to their change dimensions. RESULTS: The study sample was allocated into five distinct clusters: uninvolved, denial, pre-participation, ambivalent, and participation. Participants who were classified in the denial cluster were older than those in the pre-participation and participation clusters. A higher level of motivation to change was positively associated with continued heroin use and more severe drug problems. DISCUSSION: It would be beneficial to evaluate motivational profiles of individual clients in the treatment planning process and provide tailored interventions for sustained treatment retention and outcomes.
Authors: J O Prochaska; W F Velicer; J S Rossi; M G Goldstein; B H Marcus; W Rakowski; C Fiore; L L Harlow; C A Redding; D Rosenbloom Journal: Health Psychol Date: 1994-01 Impact factor: 4.267
Authors: Perrine Roux; Claudia Tindall; Lionel Fugon; Janet Murray; Suzanne K Vosburg; Phillip Saccone; Maria A Sullivan; Jeanne M Manubay; Ziva D Cooper; Jermaine D Jones; Richard W Foltin; Sandra D Comer Journal: Addiction Date: 2012-03 Impact factor: 6.526