Mutual-Support Groups for Alcohol and Other Drug Use in East, South and Southeast Asia: A Scoping Review
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Mutual-support groups aid alcohol and other drug (AOD) recovery in Asia. Culturally adapted strategies, especially using community spaces and involving family, show promise for improving AOD recovery outcomes.
Area Of Science
- Addiction research
- Global mental health
- Cultural psychiatry
Background
- Growing need for culturally appropriate mutual-support groups for alcohol and other drug (AOD) recovery.
- Limited understanding of these groups across diverse East, South, and Southeast Asian contexts.
- Importance of examining strategies to enhance cultural appropriateness and effectiveness.
Purpose Of The Study
- To comprehensively examine mutual-support groups for AOD recovery in East, South, and Southeast Asia.
- To identify strategies for enhancing the cultural appropriateness of these groups.
- To assess the effectiveness of these culturally adapted AOD recovery support groups.
Main Methods
- Systematic literature search across multiple databases (Cinahl, EMBASE, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science) until November 2021.
- Inclusion of original studies in peer-reviewed journals of any language and design.
- Analysis of 46 identified studies focusing on AOD mutual-support groups in the specified regions.
Main Results
- Predominant studies from Japan and Iran; no studies found from Southeast Asia.
- Most studies were cross-sectional, focusing on 12-step mutual-support groups.
- Culture-oriented adaptation strategies (religion/spirituality, family involvement, community spaces) were frequently reported and associated with positive AOD recovery outcomes.
Conclusions
- Identified culture-, language-, and community-oriented strategies to meet diverse population needs in AOD recovery.
- Mutual-support group membership is linked to positive recovery outcomes.
- Limited evidence exists for Southeast Asia; further research needed on strategy effectiveness.
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