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Youth recovery outcomes at 6 and 9 months following participation in a mobile texting recovery support aftercare pilot study.
- Source :
- American Journal on Addictions; Jan2016, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p62-68, 7p, 1 Chart, 1 Graph
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- <bold>Background and Objectives: </bold>We examined youth recovery outcomes at 6- and 9-months post-participation in an aftercare pilot study called Educating and Supporting inQuisitive Youth in Recovery (ESQYIR) that aimed to investigate the utility of a 12-week mobile texting recovery support intervention.<bold>Methods: </bold>A total of 80 youth [Mage 20.4 (SD = 3.5)] were randomized to a mobile texting aftercare intervention or an aftercare-as-usual control group. Both groups received identical data collection protocols with psychosocial and behavioral assessments occurring at baseline, during the trial (months 1 and 2), at discharge from the trial (month 3), and 3-, 6-, and 9-month post-intervention follow-ups.<bold>Results: </bold>Mixed modeling showed that youth who participated in the mobile texting aftercare intervention were less likely to test positive for their primary drug compared to youth in the aftercare-as-usual condition during 6- and 9-months follow-ups (p < .01). Additionally, youth in the aftercare intervention reported significantly higher self-efficacy/confidence to abstain during recovery (p < .05) and were more likely to participate in recovery-related behaviors (self-help and goal-directed extracurricular activities; p < .05) than those in aftercare-as-usual at the 6- and 9-month follow-ups.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Results suggest that delivering a structured, behavioral-based wellness aftercare intervention using mobile texting can be an effective for sustaining recovery outcomes in youth over time compared to youth who receive aftercare-as-usual.<bold>Scientific Significance: </bold>This study shows that a mobile-texting aftercare intervention sustained effects at 6- and 9-months post-intervention for young people in substance use recovery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- BEHAVIORAL assessment of teenagers
ADOLESCENT psychology
TEXT messages
GROUP psychotherapy for youth
SUBSTANCE-induced disorders
THERAPEUTICS
SUBSTANCE abuse treatment
COMPARATIVE studies
HEALTH behavior
PATIENT aftercare
RESEARCH methodology
MEDICAL cooperation
RESEARCH
RESEARCH funding
SELF-efficacy
TIME
DISEASE relapse
PILOT projects
EVALUATION research
RANDOMIZED controlled trials
TREATMENT effectiveness
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10550496
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- American Journal on Addictions
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 112128730
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ajad.12322