Oxford recovery housing: Length of stay correlated with improved outcomes for women previously involved with the criminal justice system
Oxford recovery housing: Length of stay correlated with improved outcomes for women previously involved with the criminal justice system
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DOI：
10.1080/08897077.2015.1037946
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发表时间：
2016-01-02
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影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Ram, Daphna
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作者：
Jason, Leonard A.;Salina, Doreen;Ram, Daphna
背景：住房在为个人在监禁和药物使用治疗后重新进入社区提供资源和帮助他们重返社区方面发挥着至关重要的作用。因此，这项研究考察了康复之家对参与刑事司法的前女性吸毒妇女样本的影响。方法：从芝加哥大都市的多个地点招募了200名在过去两年内参与刑事司法系统的女性。这些妇女被分配到两种情况中的一种：牛津之家(OH)康复之家或通常的善后护理(UA)。结果：在俄亥俄州停留时间较长(6个月或以上)的患者在酒精和药物使用、就业和自我效能感方面的结果好于住院时间较短的患者。那些留在俄亥俄州的人在物质使用和就业方面与UA条件下的结果没有明显差异，但那些在俄亥俄州条件下的人死亡人数较少。结论：研究结果表明，住院6个月或更长时间对于那些在康复之家的人来说是至关重要的，但对我们来说，更好地了解停留时间更长影响更好结果的过程是重要的。
Background: Housing plays a crucial role in providing resources for and aiding an individual's reentry into the community following incarceration and substance use treatment. As such, this study examined the influence of recovery homes on a sample of former female substance-using women with criminal justice involvement. Methods: Two hundred women who had been involved with the criminal justice system within the preceding 2 years were recruited from multiple sites in metropolitan Chicago. These women were assigned to either 1 of 2 conditions: Oxford House (OH) recovery homes or usual aftercare (UA). Results: Those with longer stays in OH (6 months or more) had better outcomes in terms of alcohol and drug use, employment, and self-efficacy than those with shorter stays. Outcomes for those who stayed in OH were not appreciably different than the UA condition on substance use and employment, but fewer deaths occurred for those in the OH condition. Conclusions: Findings suggest that length of stay of 6 or more months is critical for those in recovery homes, but it is important for us to better understand the processes through which longer stays influence better outcomes.