Lopez-Tamayo Roberto, Alvarez J, Jason L A
Center for Community Research 990 W. Fullerton Ave, Suite 3100, USA.
J Drug Abuse. 2016;2(2). doi: 10.21767/2471-853X.100023. Epub 2016 May 24.
Disparities in substance abuse treatment (SAT) utilization and completion suggest that traditional substance abuse models may fall short of addressing the complex needs of Latinos, increasing the odds of relapsing. The need for substance use models that integrate multiple acculturation domains in relation to substance abuse is warranted. The goal of the present study is twofold: a) test a multidimensional acculturation model on Latinos who completed SAT; and b) examine the association between the proposed multidimensional acculturation and days consuming alcohol and illicit drugs in the past six months. A total of 131 participants (Mage=36.15, SD ± 10.5, 86.3% males, 48.1% non-U.S. born with a mean length of stay of 19 years in the U.S. (SD ± 13.71) were interviewed upon completion of SAT. Results from the SEM indicated adequate model fit to the population under study, supporting the use of a multidimensional acculturation approach for this population. Subsequent results from the structured regression analysis suggest that multidimensional acculturation is negatively associated with days using alcohol in the past 6 months. The implications of these findings are discussed.
物质滥用治疗（SAT）的利用率和完成率存在差异，这表明传统的物质滥用模式可能无法满足拉丁裔的复杂需求，从而增加了复发的几率。因此，需要有将多个文化适应领域与物质滥用相结合的物质使用模式。本研究的目标有两个：a）对完成SAT的拉丁裔人群测试多维文化适应模型；b）研究拟议的多维文化适应与过去六个月中饮酒和使用非法药物天数之间的关联。共有131名参与者（年龄均值=36.15，标准差±10.5，86.3%为男性，48.1%非美国出生，在美国平均居住时长为19年（标准差±13.71））在完成SAT后接受了访谈。结构方程模型的结果表明该模型与所研究的人群拟合良好，支持对该人群使用多维文化适应方法。结构化回归分析的后续结果表明，多维文化适应与过去6个月中饮酒天数呈负相关。本文讨论了这些发现的意义。
