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UNASSIGNED: There is a lack of consensus in the addiction field as to how to refer to alumni of residential treatment who no longer use substances or who reduce their use. In the literature, this label and broader identity are typically discussed in technical (amount and frequency of use) or social terms (environment and social network changes).
UNASSIGNED: The current paper seeks to simplify the discussion by focusing on personal labels without complex technical or social considerations. Alumni of an inpatient addiction treatment facility were asked how they refer to themselves regarding their sobriety status post-discharge.
UNASSIGNED: Forty-nine patients were contacted 3 months post-discharge from a residential inpatient addiction treatment (men = 67%; Mage = 47.75 years). The patients completed a post-discharge assessment that was conducted by a trained research assistant over a 20-minute video call. The current study focused on a \"sobriety label\" measure in which patients indicated what they want to be called. Patients also explained why they chose their answer in an open-ended question.
UNASSIGNED: Most patients identified as in recovery (n = 29; 59.18%) followed by a sober person (n = 7; 14.29%) and four other responses. No alum selected the in remission option, which is notably a common way to refer to patients who no longer use substances.
UNASSIGNED: The current study adds a critical patient/alumni perspective to the existing body of literature and serves as a call to action for researchers to add a similar \"sobriety label\" measure to future assessments, studies, and batteries in effort to bring consistency to the labels, definitions, and identities that are published. This methodology of understanding how this population identifies will create uniformity in future literature and decrease the stigma surrounding addiction.
There is a history of inconsistent use of labels, definitions, and identities in the addiction treatment field. Few past studies have directly asked patients how they self-label, and it is important to ask those who use substances or who have reduced their use what they preferred to be called. This study asked a simple question to alumni of an inpatient treatment facility what they want to be called. We then asked them to explain why they chose that answer. Most alumni identified as “in recovery” or “a sober person”. This simple tool can be utilized by other facilities and also highlights that many research studies are referring to individuals by terms they do not prefer (eg, “in remission”).
UNASSIGNED: The current paper seeks to simplify the discussion by focusing on personal labels without complex technical or social considerations. Alumni of an inpatient addiction treatment facility were asked how they refer to themselves regarding their sobriety status post-discharge.
UNASSIGNED: Forty-nine patients were contacted 3 months post-discharge from a residential inpatient addiction treatment (men = 67%; Mage = 47.75 years). The patients completed a post-discharge assessment that was conducted by a trained research assistant over a 20-minute video call. The current study focused on a \"sobriety label\" measure in which patients indicated what they want to be called. Patients also explained why they chose their answer in an open-ended question.
UNASSIGNED: Most patients identified as in recovery (n = 29; 59.18%) followed by a sober person (n = 7; 14.29%) and four other responses. No alum selected the in remission option, which is notably a common way to refer to patients who no longer use substances.
UNASSIGNED: The current study adds a critical patient/alumni perspective to the existing body of literature and serves as a call to action for researchers to add a similar \"sobriety label\" measure to future assessments, studies, and batteries in effort to bring consistency to the labels, definitions, and identities that are published. This methodology of understanding how this population identifies will create uniformity in future literature and decrease the stigma surrounding addiction.
There is a history of inconsistent use of labels, definitions, and identities in the addiction treatment field. Few past studies have directly asked patients how they self-label, and it is important to ask those who use substances or who have reduced their use what they preferred to be called. This study asked a simple question to alumni of an inpatient treatment facility what they want to be called. We then asked them to explain why they chose that answer. Most alumni identified as “in recovery” or “a sober person”. This simple tool can be utilized by other facilities and also highlights that many research studies are referring to individuals by terms they do not prefer (eg, “in remission”).
摘要：
■关于如何指代不再使用物质或减少使用物质的住宿治疗校友，在成瘾领域缺乏共识。在文学中,这个标签和更广泛的身份通常用技术术语(使用的数量和频率)或社会术语(环境和社会网络变化)来讨论。
■本论文旨在通过关注个人标签来简化讨论，而无需复杂的技术或社会考虑。住院成瘾治疗机构的校友被问及他们如何看待出院后的清醒状态。
■49名患者在出院后3个月接受了住院成瘾治疗（男性=67％；Mage=47.75岁）。患者完成了由训练有素的研究助理在20分钟的视频通话中进行的出院后评估。目前的研究集中在一个“清醒标签”的措施，病人指出他们想要被称为什么。患者还解释了为什么他们在开放式问题中选择了答案。
■大多数患者确定为恢复（n=29;59.18％），其次是清醒者（n=7;14.29％）和其他四个反应。没有明矾选择了缓解选项，这尤其是指不再使用物质的患者的常见方式。
■当前的研究在现有文献中增加了关键的患者/校友观点，并呼吁研究人员采取行动，在未来的评估中增加类似的“清醒标签”。研究,和电池努力给标签带来一致性，定义,和公布的身份。这种了解该人群如何识别的方法将在未来的文献中创造统一性，并减少成瘾周围的污名。
标签使用不一致的历史，定义,以及成瘾治疗领域的身份。过去很少有研究直接询问患者如何自我标记，重要的是要问那些使用物质或减少使用的人他们更喜欢被称为什么。这项研究向住院治疗机构的校友提出了一个简单的问题，他们想被称为什么。然后我们要求他们解释为什么他们选择这个答案。大多数校友被认定为“正在康复”或“清醒的人”。这个简单的工具可以被其他设施利用，并且还强调了许多研究通过他们不喜欢的术语来指代个人（例如，“缓解”)。
■本论文旨在通过关注个人标签来简化讨论，而无需复杂的技术或社会考虑。住院成瘾治疗机构的校友被问及他们如何看待出院后的清醒状态。
■49名患者在出院后3个月接受了住院成瘾治疗（男性=67％；Mage=47.75岁）。患者完成了由训练有素的研究助理在20分钟的视频通话中进行的出院后评估。目前的研究集中在一个“清醒标签”的措施，病人指出他们想要被称为什么。患者还解释了为什么他们在开放式问题中选择了答案。
■大多数患者确定为恢复（n=29;59.18％），其次是清醒者（n=7;14.29％）和其他四个反应。没有明矾选择了缓解选项，这尤其是指不再使用物质的患者的常见方式。
■当前的研究在现有文献中增加了关键的患者/校友观点，并呼吁研究人员采取行动，在未来的评估中增加类似的“清醒标签”。研究,和电池努力给标签带来一致性，定义,和公布的身份。这种了解该人群如何识别的方法将在未来的文献中创造统一性，并减少成瘾周围的污名。
标签使用不一致的历史，定义,以及成瘾治疗领域的身份。过去很少有研究直接询问患者如何自我标记，重要的是要问那些使用物质或减少使用的人他们更喜欢被称为什么。这项研究向住院治疗机构的校友提出了一个简单的问题，他们想被称为什么。然后我们要求他们解释为什么他们选择这个答案。大多数校友被认定为“正在康复”或“清醒的人”。这个简单的工具可以被其他设施利用，并且还强调了许多研究通过他们不喜欢的术语来指代个人（例如，“缓解”)。
