Increasing Accessibility to Metabolic Bariatric Surgery: A Qualitative Study Based on In-Depth Interviews of Korean Adult Patients With Severe Obesity.

Purpose: After the initiation of national health insurance coverage in 2019, the number of metabolic bariatric surgeries (MBSs) in Korea has been increasing. Despite evidence regarding its efficacy, many candidates are hesitant regarding surgery for the treatment of severe obesity. This study interviewed patients who received MBS to further understand potential barriers and increase the accessibility of MBS.

Formal and Informal Concrete Support and Discharge Disposition among Women in Substance Abuse Treatment in the U.S.

The purpose of this study is to examine the relative contribution and the relationships between formal (treatment related members) • informal (family members) concrete support and discharge disposition. A total of 172 women interviewed upon intake in one of 3 counties funded substance abuse treatment programs in Cleveland, Ohio. Hierarchical logistic regression was performed to assess the impact of formal concrete support and informal concrete support on the likelihood of a discharge disposition of completed treatment.

Personal Network Structure and Substance Use in Women by 12 Months Post Treatment Intake.

Introduction: Women with substance use disorders enter treatment with limited personal network resources and reduced recovery support. This study examined the impact of personal networks on substance use by 12 months post treatment intake.

Methods: Data were collected from 284 women who received substance abuse treatment.

Personal networks of women in residential and outpatient substance abuse treatment.

This study compared compositional, social support, and structural characteristics of personal networks among women in residential (RT) and intensive outpatient (IOP) substance abuse treatment. The study sample included 377 women from inner-city substance use disorder treatment facilities. Respondents were asked about 25 personal network members known within the past 6 months, characteristics of each (relationship, substance use, types of support), and relationships between each network member.

Personal network recovery enablers and relapse risks for women with substance dependence.

We examined the experiences of women in treatment for substance dependence and their treatment providers about personal networks and recovery. We conducted six focus groups at three women's intensive substance abuse treatment programs. Four coders used thematic analysis to guide the data coding and an iterative process to identify major themes.

Changes in personal networks of women in residential and outpatient substance abuse treatment.

Changes in personal network composition, support and structure over 12 months were examined in 377 women from residential (n=119) and intensive outpatient substance abuse treatment (n=258) through face-to-face interviews utilizing computer based data collection. Personal networks of women who entered residential treatment had more substance users, more people with whom they had used alcohol and/or drugs, and fewer people from treatment programs or self- help groups than personal networks of women who entered intensive outpatient treatment. By 12 months post treatment intake, network composition improved for women in residential treatment; however, concrete support was still lower and substance users are still more prevalent in their networks.