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Treatment approaches in AOD settings

Program lead

Associate Professor Peter Kelly, Dr Briony Larance and Dr Laura Robinson

In collaboration with a range of government and non-government organisations, we have a long-standing program of research that is focused on improving the quality of treatment provided within alcohol and other drug treatment settings. This program of research has involved a combination of research designs including cross sectional surveys, longitudinal follow-up of people leaving residential treatment, and randomised controlled trials of interventions within AOD treatment settings. Our group have a particular focus on understanding the role of routine outcome assessment measurement and exploring the treatment experience of people attending AOD treatment. 

Projects

Lead researchers 

University of Wollongong
Peter Kelly, Frank Deane, Laura Robinson, Isabella Ingram, Camilla Townsend

External

  • Amanda Baker (University of Newcastle)
  • James McKay (University of Pennsylvania, US)
  • Christopher Oldmeadow (University of Newcastle)
  • Andrew Searles(University of Newcastle)

 

Partners

  • The Salvation Army
  • We Help Ourselves

Project description

A priority area in the field of substance dependence treatment is reducing the rates of relapse. Previous research has demonstrated that telephone delivered continuing care interventions are both clinically and cost effective when delivered as a component of outpatient treatment. We are currently conducting a NSW Health funded study that assesses the effectiveness of delivering a telephone delivered continuing care intervention for people leaving residential substance treatment in Australia.

Indicative outcomes 

Funding

NSW Health Alcohol and Other Drugs Early Intervention Innovation Fund

Lead researchers 

Partners

  • Network of Alcohol and Other Drug Agencies (NADA)
  • Kedesh Rehabilitation Services
  • The Salvation Army
  • We Help Ourselves 

Project description

Our team have conducted a series of studies focused on understanding the experience of people attending AOD treatment. This has included examining client satisfaction using the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8), reviewing the literature on client centred care, and we are currently in the process of developing a experience measure, called the Patient Reported Experience Measure for Addiction Treatment (PREMAT), for people attending residential AOD treatment.  

Indicative outcomes

Funding 

  • NSW Health Alcohol
  • Other Drugs Early Intervention Innovation Fund