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Correlates of Hospitalization for Alcohol-Using Methadone-Maintained Persons With Physical Health Problems

University of California, Los Angeles, anyamath{at}sonnet.ucla.edu

Peggy Compton

University of California, Los Angeles

Allan Cohen

Bay Area Addiction, Research, and Treatment

Mary Marfisee

University of California, Los Angeles

Steven Shoptaw

University of California, Los Angeles

Barbara Greengold

University of California, Los Angeles

Viviana de Castro

University of California, Los Angeles

Mashid Reaves

BAART Southeast

Albert Hasson

Integrated Substance Abuse Program

Daniel George

Matrix Institute on Addictions

Barbara Leake

University of California, Los Angeles

This cross-sectional study (n = 190) examined correlates of hospitalization for physical health problems among methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) clients with a history of alcohol abuse. The study was derived from baseline data collected for a longitudinal trial assessing the effect of motivational interviewing among alcohol-abusing adults undergoing MMT. The sample included clients who were 18-55 years of age, abusing alcohol, and receiving MMT from five large methadone maintenance clinics in the Los Angeles area. A structured questionnaire was used to collect the data. Correlates of hospitalization in logistic regression analysis included lack of social support, recent victimization, age of first alcohol use, chronic severe pain in the previous 6 months, not having children, and ethnicity. Identification of hospitalization risk factors among alcohol-abusing MMT clients is a first step to developing risk-reducing interventions designed to lower hospitalization rates in this population.

Key Words: alcohol abuse • methadone maintenance • hospitalization

This version was published on June 1, 2009

Western Journal of Nursing Research, Vol. 31, No. 4, 525-543 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0193945908328784


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