Study title

Continuity of Substance Abuse Treatment and Readiness to Change 2000-2004

Dataset ID Number

FSD2733

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2733
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2733

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Saarnio, Pekka (University of Tampere. Department of Social Policy and Social Work)

Abstract

The survey investigated the continuity of treatment of people with substance abuse problems as well as their readiness to change. The respondents were people with histories of alcohol and poly drug use who were being treated in an inpatient treatment facility for people with substance abuse problems. The dataset comprises four client samples.

The respondents' readiness to change was charted with URICA (University of Rhode Island Change Assessment Scale) that had 32 statements and the respondents rated to what extent they agreed with each. The scale measured the respondents' State of Change with the help of four subscales: Precontemplation, Contemplation, Action and Maintenance. Statements presented in the scale included, among others: "As far as I'm concerned, I don't have any problems that need changing", "I've been thinking that I might want to change something about myself", "Even though I'm not always successful in changing, I am at least working on my problem", "It is frustrating, but I feel I might be having a recurrence of a problem I thought I had resolved", and "I may need a boost right now to help me maintain the changes I've already made".

Background variables included, among others, the respondent's age, gender, economic activity and occupational status, total number of study years, marital status, number of children under R's guardianship living with R, housing tenure, employment status, substances used in the previous 12 months, substance most used in the previous 12 months and contacts with substance abusers.

Keywords

addiction; alcoholism; attitude change; drug abuse; social work

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Specific social services: use and availability (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Drug abuse, alcohol and smoking (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Substance Abuse Treatment

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Saarnio, Pekka (University of Tampere. Department of Social Policy and Social Work)
• Knuuttila, Vesa

Time Period Covered

2000-05 – 2003-10

Collection Dates

2000-05 – 2003-10

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Individuals treated for substance abuse in an inpatient treatment facility (excluding individuals who had only come in for detoxification)

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

The clients coming in for treatment were recruited for the study in the order they arrived. The collection of data was part of the routine reception procedure in the facility which is why no one refused to participate. The data were collected in four waves; the clients arriving between May and August 2000 were part of the first wave, those arriving between May and December 2001 were part of the second, those between January and December 2002 the third (267/34,2%) and those between January and October 2003 the fourth.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Data Version

1.1

Related Datasets

FSD2731 Coping After Inpatient Treatment of Substance Abuse 1995-1997

FSD2732 Continuity of Substance Abuse Treatment and Readiness to Change 2000

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Saarnio, Pekka (University of Tampere): Continuity of Substance Abuse Treatment and Readiness to Change 2000-2004 [dataset]. Data version 1.1 (2013-03-04). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2733; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2733

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Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Publications

Saarnio, Pekka. & Knuuttila, Vesa. (2006) Tutkimus päihdeongelmaisten muutosvalmiusprofiileista. Yhteiskuntapolitiikka 71 (1), 33-40.

Saarnio, Pekka. & Knuuttila, Vesa. (2007) A study of readiness to change profiles in alcohol and other drug abusers. Journal of Addictions Nursing 18 (3), 117-22.

Rissanen, Suvi-Marja (2017). Päihderiippuvaisen muutostoiminta toimijuuden viitekehyksessä [verkkodokumentti]. Itä-Suomen yliopisto. Sosiaalityön pro gradu -tutkielma. http://epublications.uef.fi/pub/urn_nbn_fi_uef-20180101/urn_nbn_fi_uef-20180101.pdf [viitattu 13.02.2018].