Comparison of treatment utilization and outcome for Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites
Comparison of treatment utilization and outcome for Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites
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10.15288/jsa.1998.59.286
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1998-05-01
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Tonigan, JS
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Arroyo, JA;Westerberg, VS;Tonigan, JS
目的：研究西班牙裔和非西班牙裔白人使用正式酒精治疗和匿名戒酒会（AA），并比较种族群体治疗后的功能。方法：来自新墨西哥州一个公共资助的药物滥用治疗中心的数据被用来研究西班牙裔（n = 46）和非西班牙裔（n = 62）白色男性（n = 76）和女性（n = 32）在研究招募后6个月的酒精治疗和AA出勤率方面的可能差异。结果如下：与非西班牙裔白色客户相比，西班牙裔客户更常与伴侣（80%对63%），受教育年限更少（平均= 11.6对12.6），独居的可能性更小（7%对29%）。大量饮酒（每天饮酒平均值= 16.7;前90天标准饮酒单位平均值= 941.00）和少数戒酒日（平均值= 0.44），这两组的特点是在摄入量随着时间的推移而改善，西班牙裔参与更正式的酒精治疗会议，但在6个月的随访过程中，参加AA会议比非西班牙裔白人少。出席治疗和AA分别与减少强度和数量的酒精使用，但不禁欲天，为两个种族群体。结论：西班牙裔和非西班牙裔白色客户使用不同的治疗策略来处理酒精相关的问题，这些路径，然而，最终导致类似的治疗后饮酒的结果（频率，强度和饮酒量）。
Objective: To examine the use of formal alcohol treatment and Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) by Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites, and to compare ethnic groups on posttreatment functioning. Method: Data from a publicly funded substance abuse treatment center in New Mexico were used to investigate possible differences between Hispanic (n = 46) and non-Hispanic white (n = 62) men (n = 76) and women (n = 32) on percent days alcohol therapy and AA attendance for 6 months after study recruitment. Results: Hispanic clients were more often mate (80% vs 63%), had fewer years of education (mean = 11.6 vs 12.6) and were less likely to live alone (7% vs 29%) than were non-Hispanic white clients. The heavy drinking (drinks per drinking day mean = 16.7; standard drink units in prior 90 days mean = 941.00) and few abstinent days (mean = 0.44) that characterized both groups at intake improved over time with Hispanics engaging in more formal alcohol therapy sessions but attending fewer AA meetings than non-Hispanic whites over the course of 6 months of follow-up. Attendance at treatment and AA were separately associated with decreased intensity and quantity of alcohol use, but not abstinent days, for both ethnic groups. Conclusions: Hispanic and non-Hispanic white clients used somewhat different treatment strategies to deal with alcohol-related problems, these paths, however, ultimately resulted in similar posttreatment drinking outcomes (frequency, intensify and quantity of alcohol consumption).