Efficacy of the Life Goal-Focused Brief Intervention among Patients with Alcohol Use Disorder: A Preliminary Study
Psychiatry Investigation
;
: 476-483, 2018.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The aim of this study was to examine the efficacy of the life goal-focused brief intervention, or the so-called the goal-focused self-regulation program (GFSRP), for patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD).METHODS:
The GFSRP was developed as an 8-week group-program, which is based on a wide range of self-regulation theories, such as goal setting and implementation intentions. Patients with AUD (n=50) took part in the GFSRP and were compared to the control group (n=48). This study examined the changes in outcome measures from baseline to follow-up (12-week) in a mixed design.RESULTS:
The GFSRP group had higher scores for the abstinence self-efficacy in negative affect situations than the control group at the post-test. In addition, it showed greater scores of optimisms compared to the control group. Furthermore, in the GFSRP group, there was no difference in intrinsic life goals from baseline to the 12-week follow-up, whereas the control group showed a significant decrease.CONCLUSION:
The GFSRP could increase the abstinence self-efficacy and optimism among patients with AUD. Moreover, it might prevent loss of life-goals as core factors in self-regulation among patients with AUD.
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Main subject:
Follow-Up Studies
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Outcome Assessment, Health Care
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Intention
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Optimism
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Self-Control
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Psychiatry Investigation
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
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