Bale R N, Arnoldussen B H, Quittner A M
Int J Addict. 1984 Dec;19(8):885-902. doi: 10.3109/10826088409061993.
A sample of 76 alcoholics and 31 drug abusers who had been inpatients at a Veterans Administration Medical Center were followed up 6 months after termination of treatment. Of this population, 100 (93.5%) were located, and additional data were recorded as to both the length of time required for location and the sources which proved useful in the process. Two-thirds of the sample were located within 1 month and most before the fourth month. Multivariate analyses revealed that criminal history, longer time in treatment, and previous treatment each were independent predictors of difficulty in location. Personal addresses provided by the subjects at intake were crucial in the tracking process, as well as female relatives named by addicts. The time to locate a subject was not generally related to outcome. Employed subjects were somewhat harder to find, and those drinking daily-or not at all-were easier to locate.
对曾在一家退伍军人管理局医疗中心住院的76名酗酒者和31名药物滥用者样本在治疗结束6个月后进行了随访。在这一群体中，找到了100人（93.5%），并记录了关于找到他们所需时间以及在此过程中被证明有用的信息来源的额外数据。三分之二的样本在1个月内被找到，大多数在第四个月之前。多变量分析显示，犯罪史、治疗时间较长和以前接受过治疗均是难以找到的独立预测因素。受试者在入院时提供的个人住址在追踪过程中至关重要，吸毒者提到的女性亲属也是如此。找到一名受试者的时间通常与结果无关。有工作的受试者较难找到，而每天饮酒或完全不饮酒的受试者则较易找到。
