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[Outpatient long-term treatment of addiction in higher age]
D V Steffen1, L Werle, R Steffen
1Ianua Gesellschaft für Prävention und Sozialtherapie, Saarlouis. davidsteff en@ianua-gps.de
Background:
Given the demographic changes implicating an increase in medical problems in higher age (> 60 years), there is a lack of epidemiological data and studies examining the effectiveness of specific long-term treatment of addiction in old age.
Methods:
We examined the effects of an outpatient long-term treatment in n=40 patients above age 60 with a case-control study. Final endpoints were abstinence or relapse, changes in psychological testing and cognitive functions.
Results:
After 12 months, we saw an abstinence rate of 67.5% for the patients over 60 years and 59.8% in the control-group (p=0.33). The highest associations with abstinence were found for the number of therapy sessions and continuous participation in a self-help-group in the follow-up period.
Discussion:
Despite the limitations of this study, we can show a high effectiveness of outpatient long-term treatment of older dependent people.
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