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DOCN M9480770
TI Predictors of outcome in methadone programs: effect of HIV counseling
and testing.
DT 9410
AU Farley TA; Cartter ML; Wassell JT; Hadler JL; Division of Field
Services, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta,; Georgia.
SO Conn Med. 1994 Mar;58(3):165-71. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/94313846
AB OBJECTIVE: To identify predictors of treatment outcomes in methadone
maintenance programs and to determine whether HIV counseling and testing
influenced these outcomes. DESIGN: Retrospective record review. SETTING:
Four methadone maintenance programs in four cities in Connecticut, USA.
PARTICIPANTS: Five hundred and ninety-four clients, who began treatment
over an 18-month period and for whom records were available, took part.
INTERVENTIONS: HIV counseling and testing. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Risk
of treatment discontinuation and persistent in-treatment illicit drug
use. RESULTS: The most important predictor of treatment discontinuation
and of persistent in-treatment illicit drug use was self-reported
pretreatment cocaine use. After controlling for this and demographic
risk factors, clients who received initial HIV counseling, when compared
with clients who did not, had a similar 12-month discontinuation risk
(54% vs 59%; P = 0.08) but were less likely to show persistent illicit
drug use (46% vs 53%; P = 0.01). Among counseled entrants who were
tested for HIV antibodies, those receiving positive results had a
12-month discontinuation risk similar to those receiving negative
results (50% vs 52%), but more often showed persistent illicit drug use
(57% vs 44%), although this difference may have been due to chance (P =
0.28). The majority of clients who discontinued treatment did so because
they were discharged for noncompliance with clinic rules, usually for
failing to pay fees. CONCLUSIONS: HIV counseling and testing do not have
a substantial adverse effect on methadone treatment outcomes. In the
clinics under study, failure to pay clinic fees was an important factor
contributing to discontinuation of treatment.
DE Adult *AIDS Serodiagnosis/PSYCHOLOGY Connecticut Female Human HIV
Infections/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/TRANSMISSION Male
Methadone/*THERAPEUTIC USE Narcotic
Dependence/PSYCHOLOGY/*REHABILITATION Outcome and Process Assessment
(Health Care) Patient Dropouts/PSYCHOLOGY *Patient Education
Substance Abuse Detection/PSYCHOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).