Associations of the Korean patient placement criteria matching among individuals with alcohol-related problems with treatment completion and abstinence: an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The American Society of Addiction Medicine Patient Placement Criteria (ASAM PPC) are guidelines for matching addiction patients to an optimal level of care (LOC). South Korea lacked a systematic approach to assigning alcohol use disorder patients to suitable treatment. To address this, Park et al. translated the ASAM PPC into Korean, creating the Korean Patient Placement Criteria (KPPC). We aim to assess the efficacy of the KPPC by evaluating whether receiving KPPC-matched treatment would result in longer periods of alcohol abstinence and higher number of treatment program completion.

Methods

This is an observational, multi-site study of 225 individuals with hazardous alcohol use or alcohol dependence, defined by Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test score of 1

SUBMITTER: Hong J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11670465 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature