Dataset Information

Associations among interpretation bias, craving, and abstinence self-efficacy in adults with substance use disorders.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:Interpretation bias is a crucial therapeutic target in emotional disorders. However, few studies have examined the role of interpretation bias in substance use disorders (SUDs). Our specific aims were: (1) to examine whether interpretation bias was associated with craving and abstinence self-efficacy, and (2) explore potential moderators of these associations, including anxiety severity, sex, and substance type. METHODS:Adults attending an inpatient SUD treatment program (N?=?224; mean age?=?38.95; 67% male/33% female; 68% primary alcohol use disorder/29% primary opioid use disorder) completed the Word-Sentence Association Paradigm (WSAP) with ambiguous situations related to general anxiety domains (e.g., daily stress, health, relationships), as well as measures of craving (Craving Scale), abstinence self-efficacy (Brief Situational Confidence Scale), and anxiety symptoms (Overall Anxiety Severity and Impairment Scale [OASIS] and Anxiety Sensitivity Index-3). RESULTS:Negative interpretation bias was modestly associated with more craving (r?=?.23, p?=? .001) and less confidence to resist using substances (r = -0.23, p?=? .001). In multiple linear regression models that included the anxiety measures, interpretation bias was the most robust predictor of craving and abstinence self-efficacy. Sex (N?=?224) and substance type (opioid vs. alcohol; n?=?219) did not moderate these relationships. CONCLUSIONS:These findings suggest that interpretation bias might be an important individual difference within SUD populations.

SUBMITTER: Beard C

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7015577 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

ACCESS DATA

Publications

Associations among interpretation bias, craving, and abstinence self-efficacy in adults with substance use disorders.

Beard Courtney C Peckham Andrew D AD Griffin Margaret L ML Weiss Roger D RD Taghian Nadine N McHugh R Kathryn RK

Drug and alcohol dependence 20191018

<h4>Objective</h4>Interpretation bias is a crucial therapeutic target in emotional disorders. However, few studies have examined the role of interpretation bias in substance use disorders (SUDs). Our specific aims were: (1) to examine whether interpretation bias was associated with craving and abstinence self-efficacy, and (2) explore potential moderators of these associations, including anxiety severity, sex, and substance type.<h4>Methods</h4>Adults attending an inpatient SUD treatment program ...[more]

PMID: 31698320

Similar Datasets

Project description:Substance Use Disorders (SUD) is a universal overwhelming public health problem and is associated with other psychological and mental health ailments such as emotion regulation, perceived self-esteem, and self-efficacy problems. Complementary and alternative medicine may be beneficial. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of equine-assisted therapy in improving emotion regulation, self-efficacy, and perceived self-esteem among patients suffering from substance use disorders. It was carried out using a randomized controlled trial design at Behman hospital, Cairo, Egypt. It included 100 patients suffering from SUD attending the setting, equally randomized into an intervention group to receive the equine assisted therapy and a control group to receive the regular care. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire with standardized tools for assessment of emotion regulation, General Self-Efficacy (GSE), and perceived self-esteem. The intervention group received weekly equine-assisted therapy sessions over 6 weeks in addition to their standard regular therapy. Patients in both groups had similar demographic and SUD characteristics, as well as baseline scores of reappraisals, suppression, GSE and perceived self-esteem. At post-intervention, the intervention group had significant improvements in all these scores in comparison with the control group, as well as their baseline. The multivariate analysis identified the study intervention as a significant positive predictor of the reappraisal and GSE scores, and a negative predictor of the suppression and perceived self-esteem negative score. In conclusion, equine assisted-therapy as a complementary treatment in patients suffering from SUD is effective in improving their emotion regulation, self-efficacy, and perceived self-esteem. A wider use of this approach is recommended in SUD patients along with provision of needed facilities and resources, and training nurses in its administration. Further research is proposed to assess its long-term effectiveness. The clinical trial was registered in the "Clinical Trials.gov Protocol Registration and Results System (PRS);" registration number is (05632185/2022) and the full date of first registration is 10/11/2022.

Dataset Information

Associations among interpretation bias, craving, and abstinence self-efficacy in adults with substance use disorders.

Publications

Associations among interpretation bias, craving, and abstinence self-efficacy in adults with substance use disorders.

Similar Datasets

OmicsDI is part of the ELIXIR infrastructure

Tweets