Client Satisfaction With Drug Abuse Day Treatment Versus Residential Care

• NCJ Number: 182716
• Journal: Journal of Drug Issues Volume: 27 Issue: 2 Dated: Spring 1997 Pages: 367-377
• Author(s): Monica Chan; James L. Sorensen; Joseph Guydish; Barbara Tajima; Alfonso Acampora
• Date Published: 1997
• Length: 11 pages
• Grant Number(s): R18 DA06979
• Sponsoring Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: DCC

Annotation

This evaluation compared overall treatment satisfaction and helpfulness of treatment components for 216 clients randomly assigned to day drug treatment compared with residential drug treatment.

Abstract

Baseline interviews were conducted near admission using the Addiction Severity Index, Beck Depression Inventory, Symptom Checklist-90-R, and a social support measure. Follow-up interviews were conducted 6 months later with these instruments plus a client satisfaction measure. Clients in both day and residential treatment were highly satisfied with overall services and most treatment components. Satisfaction scores were high and did not differ between modalities; however, mental health services were less helpful to day treatment clients, and more day treatment clients indicated not receiving certain treatment components. Client satisfaction correlated with treatment retention and several baseline and 6-month severity outcomes. These findings indicate that day treatment may be as satisfying to clients as residential treatment and give credence to the belief that client satisfaction assessment should be routine in outcome evaluations of drug abuse treatment. 3 tables and 26 references