Individual factors predict substance use treatment course patterns among patients in community-based substance use disorder treatment

Evangelia Argyriou, Giorgos Bakoyannis, Wei Wu, Mary Jo Rattermann and Melissa A Cyders

PLOS ONE, 2023, vol. 18, issue 1, 1-13

Abstract: Background and objectives: Substance use disorders (SUDs) usually involve a complex natural trajectory of recovery alternating with symptom reoccurrence. This study examined treatment course patterns over time in a community SUD clinic. We examined depressive symptoms level, primary SUD assigned at each admission, and lifetime misuse of multiple substances as potential risk factors for premature treatment termination and subsequent treatment readmission. Methods: De-identified longitudinal data were extracted from charts of 542 patients from an SUD treatment center. Survival analysis methods were applied to predict two time-to-event outcomes: premature treatment termination and treatment readmission. Results: Primary opioid (vs alcohol) use disorder diagnosis at admission was associated with higher hazard of premature termination (HR = 1.91, p

Date: 2023
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