Family Members Affected by Substance Use Disorder - a Follow-up Study

Sorlandet Hospital HF

Status: Completed

Conditions: Caregiver Burden

Treatments: Other: Family program

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05665582

SSHF_58-04

Details and patient eligibility

About

The present study registration relates to a quantitative sub-study of a larger mixed method study, including also a qualitative sub-study. Together, these investigations will provide complementary insights. The quantitative study is a follow-up study of close relatives (> 16 years) of patients in treatment for substance use disorder (SUD) who participated in a group-based 4-day psychoeducational program.

Full description

The study is a follow-up study of close relatives (> 16 years) of patients in treatment for SUDs who participated in a group-based 4-day psychoeducational program. The investigators will examine whether the family intervention in the specialized treatment services has benefits in terms of typical patient reported outcomes; physical complaints, psychological functioning, family functioning and QoL. The data collection has been finalized in 2017.

Enrollment: 271 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All participants in a family program

Exclusion criteria

• None

Trial design

271 participants in 1 patient group

Affected family members of patients with Substance use disorders

Description:

The family sample was recruited from at a Norwegian addiction treatment unit where close relatives of patients in treatment for SUD participated in a family program.

Treatment:

Other: Family program