Compliance to supervised disulfiram therapy: a comparison of voluntary and court-ordered patients.

Autor:	Martin, Brandon, Clapp, Loraine, Bialkowski, Diana, Bridgeford, Denise, Amponsah, Akwasi, Lyons, Levester, Beresford, Thomas P.
Předmět:	PATIENT compliance PATIENTS SUBSTANCE abuse treatment ENZYME inhibitors DISULFIRAM THERAPEUTICS SUBSTANCE abuse treatment laws TREATMENT program laws COMPARATIVE studies DRUG monitoring LONGITUDINAL method RESEARCH methodology MEDICAL cooperation RESEARCH EVALUATION research ALCOHOL deterrents ALCOHOL-induced disorders
Zdroj:	American Journal on Addictions; Mar/Apr2003, Vol. 12 Issue 2, p137-143, 7p, 1 Chart
Abstrakt:	We hypothesized that court mandate would significantly enhance compliance with supervised disulfiram therapy. We conducted a twelve-week prospective study of outpatient compliance with court-ordered, monitored disulfiram treatment as compared to voluntary, monitored treatment. The court ordered group (n=19) was significantly more compliant than the voluntary group (n=22). Legally mandated subjects attended an average of 87% (+/-21%) of scheduled visits, versus 42% (+/-35%) for the group without court order. Court mandate roughly doubles the compliance rate of monitored disulfiram therapy, effectively enhancing clinic attendance during the first twelve weeks of treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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