Personal recovery among people with opioid use disorder during treatment with extended-release naltrexone.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Recovery from substance use disorders (SUD) has traditionally been equated with abstinence. "Personal recovery" however emphasizes recovery as a unique and personal process, supported by changes in connectedness, hope, identity, meaning and empowerment. This study aimed to examine personal recovery in people receiving extended-release naltrexone (XR-NTX); specifically investigate changes in personal recovery during treatment, identify groups of participants following distinct trajectories of recovery, and characteristics predicting group-belonging.

Methods

Overall change in recovery (Questionnaire about the Process of Recovery, QPR) score was assessed by linear mixed model in a subsample of 135 people with opioid use disorder (OUD) participating in a 24 +

SUBMITTER: Marciuch A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10336734 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature