Treatment Needs of Patients With Severe Alcohol Use Disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with alcohol use disorders (AUDs) have varied needs while they seek treatment. Understanding and focusing on the needs will improve treatment outcomes. The objective of the study is to qualitatively assess the treatment-related needs of patients with AUDs admitted to a tertiary care treatment center.

Methods

A semi-structured questionnaire with anchor questions was developed based on a literature review and key informant interviews. All the interviews were audio recorded, transcribed, and color-coded manually. Two reviewers reviewed the codes. Themes and subthemes were generated using thematic inductive analysis.

Results

Among 15 patients interviewed, all the patients had severe AUD (100%), were married (100%), were primarily males (86.6%), and more

SUBMITTER: Narasimha VL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11572416 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature