Long-term functioning to provide empirical support for the clinical relevance of treatment outcomes for methamphetamine use disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research has yet to empirically evaluate methamphetamine (MA) use outcome measures commonly used to indicate treatment success. Clinically meaningful outcomes must be associated with long-term functioning in important life domains. This study evaluated the association between different MA use outcomes and long-term life-functioning.

Method

The data that this study used in its secondary analyses were pooled from two treatment trials for MA use disorders (n = 237). The study conducted multiple regression analyses (with multiple imputation for missing data) to determine the association of six within-treatment MA use outcome measures with problem severity in seven life domains and a proxy measure for overall functioning, measured with the Addiction Severity Index (ASI

SUBMITTER: Miguel AQC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8004555 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature