Abstract:
Objectives: In this study, we aimed to determine the individual characteristics of clients who
were referred to residential rehabilitation centers for drug use disorders and to determine their
relapse-related factors.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 576 patients who were referred to nine
residential treatment centers for drug use disorders, chosen by the cluster sampling method.
A self-constructed questionnaire to assess personal and addictive characteristics was applied.
Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Independent t-test. Multiple regression
models were applied to determine the factors affecting the time of relapse.
Results: The average interval between quitting drug use and relapse was found to be 4.7
months with a standard deviation of 4.1. Age and relapse were found to be correlated (0.193),
but the correlation was not found to be statistically significant (P=0.12). There was significant
correlation between occupational status (P=0.014) and number of attempts to quit drug use
(P=0.019) with relapse. In addition, there were significant correlations between relapse time
with injection history (P=0.035), victim’s history (P=0.047), risky sexual behaviors (P=0.022),
sexual dysfunction (P=0.019), having a consumer as a close friend (P=0.001), another
drug user in family (P=0.001), compulsory treatment (P=0.033), and alcohol consumption
(P=0.041). There was no significant relationship between relapse with duration of addiction,
type of abused drug, education, staying longer in centers, and marital status.
Discussion: There is a high chance of relapse in case of patients who seek treatment in
residential rehabilitation centers for drug use disorders. Paying attention to the patients’ social
status and especially their occupation and connection with the treatment center after discharge
reduces possibility of relapse.
Machine summary:
Research Paper: Relapse Among Patients Referring to Residential Rehabilitation Centers for Drug Use Disorders in Iran and Its Related Factors Omid Massah1 , Farhad Taremian1* , Reza Moloodi1 , Mohammad Hassan Farhadi1 , Elaheh Ahounbar1 1.
I ranian Rehabilitation Journal Some countries have studied the differences of resi- dential treatment with that of other methods and their related factors to relapse [13], but in Iran, less attention has been paid with respect to relapse in patients among residential centers.
). The sec- ond section of the questionnaire covered addiction char- acteristics of individuals, such as type of currently used drug, types of previously used drugs, history of narcot- ics abuse, number of attempts to quit drugs at home or in clinics along with the date of each case, duration of stay in residential center, injection history, victim’s his- tory, risky sexual behaviors, sexual dysfunction, having a consumer as a close friend, and compulsory treatment.
Relapse Among Patients Referring to Residential Rehabilitation Centers for Drug Use Disorders in Iran and Its Related Factors.
Relapse Among Patients Referring to Residential Rehabilitation Centers for Drug Use Disorders in Iran and Its Related Factors.
Relapse Among Patients Referring to Residential Rehabilitation Centers for Drug Use Disorders in Iran and Its Related Factors.
Relapse Among Patients Referring to Residential Rehabilitation Centers for Drug Use Disorders in Iran and Its Related Factors.
Relapse Among Patients Referring to Residential Rehabilitation Centers for Drug Use Disorders in Iran and Its Related Factors.