Family Members Affected by Substance Use Disorder - a Follow-up Study

Caregiver Burden Clinical Trial

Official title: Family Members Affected by Substance Use Disorder: How do They Cope and What Are Their Expressed Needs for Support?

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The present study registration relates to a quantitative sub-study of a larger mixed method study, including also a qualitative sub-study. Together, these investigations will provide complementary insights. The quantitative study is a follow-up study of close relatives (> 16 years) of patients in treatment for substance use disorder (SUD) who participated in a group-based 4-day psychoeducational program.

Clinical Trial Description

The study is a follow-up study of close relatives (> 16 years) of patients in treatment for SUDs who participated in a group-based 4-day psychoeducational program. The investigators will examine whether the family intervention in the specialized treatment services has benefits in terms of typical patient reported outcomes; physical complaints, psychological functioning, family functioning and QoL. The data collection has been finalized in 2017. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Caregiver Burden
• Substance-Related Disorders

• NCT number: NCT05665582
• Study type: Observational
• Source: Sorlandet Hospital HF
• Status: Completed
• Start date: January 1, 2016
• Completion date: December 31, 2017