Motivos de abandono temprano de pacientes en tratamiento ambulatorio de adicción a sustancias

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The difficulties involved in continuing with the drug treatment offered by specialised public services lead to a considerable rate of premature abandon. Objective: the aim of this work is to learn the patients' reasons for abandoning their addiction treatment prematurely, and to establish relations with sociodemographic, administrative and clinical factors. Method: a transversal, observational and descriptive study, in a pubic therapeutic centre, via a phone interview of a sample of 92 patients selected with an intentional sampling method. The patients' clinical records were consulted in order to compile data on independent variables. Contingency tables were used for qualitative variables and t student or U Mann-Whitney tests for the comparison of averages. Results: the principal factors for abandoning treatment were related to the fact that patients considered that they had improved. Incompatibilities for personal reasons and not considering the existence of a problem were also frequently put forward as reasons for giving up treatment. Discussion: there is a gap between certain patients' expectations and the type of treatment offered. There is less adherence when patients are referred from health services. It is important to adapt initial visits to the patients' expectations in order to attempt to improve their adherence, and consequently, the success of their treatment. In conclusion, the results show the need to reflect on how to improve the process of therapeutic assistance until the initiation of the treatment ​
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