Keltoi rehabilitation programme: Post-discharge outcome study
| Autor: | Brion Sweeney, Emma White, Brendan McKiernan, Ciaran Browne |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Health (social science) Risk behaviour Rehabilitation Post discharge business.industry media_common.quotation_subject medicine.medical_treatment Treatment outcome Medicine (miscellaneous) Abstinence Residential rehabilitation Outcome (game theory) Cohort Medicine business Psychiatry media_common |
| Zdroj: | Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy. 18:353-360 |
| ISSN: | 1465-3370 0968-7637 |
| DOI: | 10.3109/09687637.2010.528081 |
| Popis: | Aims: This article presents the results of a survey of clients of Keltoi, a residential rehabilitation facility for former opiate-dependent individuals. The survey was carried out to evaluate the success of its unique programme in assisting participants to pursue a drug-free life.Methods: Between 1- and 3-years post-discharge, 53.7% (n = 80) of all former Keltoi clients (n = 149 at the time of study), were interviewed with respect to abstinence, health, crime and employment measures. This was an uncontrolled cohort study.Findings: Abstinence from all illicit drugs and alcohol in 30 days pre-interview was reported by 51.3% (n = 41) of the cohort; 60.0% (n = 48) reported abstinence from all illicit drugs excluding alcohol. Only 5.4% (n = 5) reported injecting behaviour. Outcomes are presented with respect to crime, health and risk behaviours, social and personal functioning and employment.Conclusions: The percentage of those reporting abstinence from illicit drugs was high at 60.0%, and was associated with ... |
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