1. Treating Indigenous Australians with Alcohol/Drug Problems: Assessing Quality of Life.
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Chenhall, Richard and Senior, Kate
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REHABILITATION of people with alcoholism , *QUALITY of life , *INDIGENOUS peoples , *INTERVIEWING , *PARTICIPANT observation , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *STATISTICAL sampling , *SELF-evaluation , *SUBSTANCE abuse treatment , *QUALITATIVE research , *QUANTITATIVE research , *THEMATIC analysis , *PRE-tests & post-tests , *PROMPTS (Psychology) - Abstract
This study investigated the quality of life (QoL) of clients in an Indigenous Australian residential alcohol and drug treatment center. Qualitative and quantitative data were collected from a random sample of Indigenous clients utilizing the Self Evaluated Individual Quality of Life–Direct Weight tool. The findings from this study provide support for the inclusion of QoL as important in understanding the recovery process from substance misuse. A discrepancy was found between the self-reported aspirations of clients and the focus of the treatment provided, and recommendations were provided for inclusion of new areas in the education provided to the clients of this service. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2012
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