How recovery definitions vary by service use pathway: Findings from a national survey of adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

How people define recovery may affect their recovery goals, service use, and ultimately their outcomes. We examined recovery definitions among adults in recovery from an alcohol use disorder (AUD) who had different service use histories.

Method

We analyzed online survey data from 1,492 adults with resolved lifetime AUD in "treated recovery" (any use of specialty services, such as inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation; n = 375), "assisted recovery" (any use of lay services, such as mutual-help groups, and no use of specialty services; n = 174), or "independent recovery" (no use of specialty or lay services; n = 943). Surveys assessed recovery definitions using the 39-item What Is Recovery? (WIR) scale. We compared endorsement of WIR doma

SUBMITTER: Gilbert PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11563847 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature