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G Richard Smith1, M Audrey Burnam, Cynthia L Mosley
1Department of Psychiatry, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 West Markham Street, SL 554, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA. smithgrichard@exchange.uams.edu
Psychiatric Services (Washington, D.C.)
|October 13, 2006
Summary
The Substance Abuse Outcomes Module (SAOM) is a reliable and valid self-report tool for monitoring substance abuse treatment. It accurately assesses patient characteristics, care processes, and outcomes, proving sensitive to clinical changes.
Area of Science:
- * Addiction medicine
- * Health services research
- * Psychometrics
Background:
- * Effective monitoring of substance abuse treatment is crucial for improving patient outcomes.
- * Self-report instruments offer a practical approach to data collection in clinical settings.
- * The Substance Abuse Outcomes Module (SAOM) was developed to efficiently assess key aspects of substance abuse treatment.
Purpose of the Study:
- * To determine the validity and reliability of the Substance Abuse Outcomes Module (SAOM).
- * To assess the SAOM's ability to measure patient characteristics, process of care, and outcomes.
- * To evaluate the SAOM's utility in improving substance abuse treatment through minimal data collection.
Main Methods:
- * A longitudinal field test involving 100 substance-abusing patients at baseline and three-month follow-up.
- * Comparison of the SAOM with seven other research instruments.
- * Assessment of diagnostic accuracy, internal and test-retest reliability, concurrent and predictive validity, and sensitivity to change.
Main Results:
- * The SAOM demonstrated high internal consistency and strong agreement with research diagnoses.
- * The instrument was found to be highly reliable and possess very strong validity.
- * The SAOM proved to be sensitive to clinically significant changes over time.
Conclusions:
- * The SAOM is a dependable and valid self-report tool for monitoring patients with primary substance use disorders.
- * The findings support the use of the SAOM in clinical practice to enhance substance abuse treatment.
- * The SAOM's efficiency in data collection contributes to its practical utility.
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