Improving treatment outcomes for pregnant drug-dependent women using low-magnitude voucher incentives.
Addict Behav
; 25(2): 263-7, 2000.
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ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of low-magnitude behavioral incentives in improving attendance for abstinence-treated patients and sustaining illicit-drug abstinence for methadone-treated patients. Subjects were randomly assigned to either incentive or control conditions, with target behaviors differing for the two patient groups (attendance for abstinence-treated and abstinence for methadone-treated patients). Controls received no incentives, whereas incentive subjects could earn $5/day in vouchers during the first 7 days of an intensive outpatient treatment. Results showed that $5/day did not significantly improve attendance in abstinence-treated patients or impact drug abstinence in methadone-treated patients. The data suggest that low-magnitude voucher incentives enhanced treatment attendance by methadone-treated subjects. Although modest monetary incentives had some utility in improving attendance in methadone-treated patients, more potent interventions are needed to improve attendance and maintain abstinence in this high-risk population.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Complicaciones del Embarazo
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Terapia Conductista
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Drogas Ilícitas
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Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias
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Motivación
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Addict Behav
Año:
2000
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos