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Predictive validity of the Brazilian version of the Expected Treatment Outcome Scale in cocaine-dependent outpatients at a drug treatment referral center
- Source :
- Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria, Volume: 27, Issue: 3, Pages: 225-227, Published: SEP 2005
- Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- BACKGROUND: High dropout rates among patients under treatment for cocaine dependence have stimulated research into predictors of treatment outcome. OBJECTIVE: To assess the predictive value of the Brazilian version of the Expected Treatment Outcome Scale. METHODS: The original English version of the scale was translated and back-translated. A total of 210 subjects participating in a 10-week randomized double-blind clinical trial (nefazodone versus placebo) completed the questionnaire at their first appointment. Mean Expected Treatment Outcome Scale scores were compared with treatment outcomes. RESULTS: There were ten subjects (5%) who failed to complete at least six items, and 37 (17.5%) failed to complete 1 to 3 items. The most frequently unanswered questions involved time estimates (treatment time and abstinence) and third-party judgments. The mean score was 34.4 (9.3) (median, 33.9). There were no differences in mean scores between subjects evaluated in the first to the fifth appointment 35.2 (9.3) or in the sixth to the eleventh appointment 35.2 (9.3) (p = 0.13); completing the treatment 33.8 (10.3) or not 34.6 (9.1) (p = 0.64); remaining abstinent for three weeks 34 (9.3) or not 34.8 (9.4) (p = 0.58), and medication compliance 33.9 (8.8) or noncompliance 35.3 (10.3) (p = 0.34). The ROC curve of Expected Treatment Outcome Scale scores, when dropout was defined as not appearing for all 11 appointments, was linear, with an area under the curve of .54 (range, .44-.64), suggesting that the scale is ineffective in discriminating between cases and noncases. CONCLUSION: In this study, the Brazilian version of the Expected Treatment Outcome Scale was found to have no predictive value for treatment adherence and abstinence in cocaine-dependent subjects subjected to a standardized treatment protocol. INTRODUÇÃO: Altas taxas de abandono de tratamento por dependentes de drogas têm intensificado a pesquisa sobre fatores preditivos. OBJETIVO: Estudar a validade preditiva da Escala do Desfecho Esperado (EDET). MÉTODOS: Tradução e back-translation. Auto-aplicação da Escala do Desfecho Esperado na primeira consulta de 210 dependentes de cocaína alocados em grupos iguais (nefazodone ou placebo), aleatoriamente, em um ensaio clínico duplo-cego ambulatorial, com 10 semanas de duração. São descritos os escores médios da Escala do Desfecho Esperado segundo os desfechos do ensaio. RESULTADOS: Dos 210 questionários, 10 (5%) tinham mais do que 6 e 37 (17,5%) tinham 1 a 3 questões não preenchidas. As questões mais freqüentemente não compreendidas envolviam cálculos (tempo de tratamento e de abstinência) ou julgamento de terceiros. O escore médio foi 34,4 (s.d 9,3) e a mediana 33,9. Não há diferença entre os escores médios para 1 a 5 consultas 35,2 (9,3)e 6 a 11 consultas 35,2 (9,3), p = 0,13; completar o tratamento 33,8 (10,3) ou não 34,6 (9,1), p = 0,64; permanecer três semanas abstinente 34 (9,3) ou não 34,8 (9,4), p = 0,58; e aderir à prescrição 33,9 (8,8) ou não 35,3 (10,3), p = 0,34. A curva ROC dos escores da Escala do Desfecho Esperado, assumindo o não comparecimento a todas as 11 consultas como caso de abandono, é linear com uma área sob a curva de 0,54 (0,44-0,64), revelando uma má performance da escala como preditora de abandono. CONCLUSÃO: Neste estudo, a Escala do Desfecho Esperado não evidenciou validade preditiva para adesão ao tratamento e abstinência em dependentes de cocaína submetidos a um protocolo de tratamento padronizado.
- Subjects :
- Questionnaires
Predictive validity
Adult
Male
Valor preditivo
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Transtornos relacionados ao uso de cocaína
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Cocaine-related disorders
Centros de tratamento de abuso de substâncias
Substance abuse treatment centers
Placebo
Cocaine dependence
Cocaine-Related Disorders
Predictive Value of Tests
Internal medicine
Questionários
Ambulatory Care
Predictive value of tests
Medicine
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
media_common
Aged
Ensaio controlado aleatório
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
business.industry
Curva ROC
Area under the curve
Abstinence
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Desistência do paciente
ROC curve
Clinical trial
Psychiatry and Mental health
Treatment Outcome
Randomized controlled trial
Scale (social sciences)
Patient dropouts
Patient Compliance
Female
business
Nefazodone
Brazil
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15164446
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....57c002d0c2606199da6dc99e57049eaf