Addiction severity and re-employment in Sweden among adults with risky alcohol and drug use
2024 (Engelska)Ingår i: Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, ISSN 2949-8767, Vol. 156, artikel-id 209178Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat) Published
Abstract [en]
Background: The Addiction Severity Index (ASI) assesses respondents' biopsychosocial problems in seven addiction-related domains (mental health, family and social relations, employment, alcohol use, drug use, physical health, and legal problems). This study examined the association between the seven ASI composite scores and re-employment in a sample of Swedish adults screened for risky alcohol and drug use who were without employment at assessment.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort analysis of employment outcomes among 6502 unemployed adults living in Sweden who completed an ASI assessment for risky alcohol and drug use. The study linked ASI scores to annual tax register data. The primary outcome was employment, defined as having earnings above an administrative threshold. We used Cox proportional hazard models to estimate the association between time to re-employment and ASI composite scores, controlling for demographic characteristics.
Results: Approximately three in ten individuals in the sample regained employment within five years. ASI composite scores suggested widespread biopsychosocial problems. Re-employment was associated with lower ASI composite scores for mental health (estimate: 0.775, 95 % confidence interval: 0.629–0.956), employment (estimate: 0.669, confidence interval: 0.532–0.841), drug use (estimate: 0.628, confidence interval: 0.428–0.924), and health (estimate: 0.798, confidence interval: 0.699–0.912).
Conclusions: This study suggests that several ASI domains may provide information on the complex factors (i.e., mental health, health, drug use) associated with long-term unemployment for people with risky substance use.
Ort, förlag, år, upplaga, sidor
Elsevier, 2024. Vol. 156, artikel-id 209178
Nyckelord [en]
Addiction severity index, Substance use disorders, Unemployment
Nationell ämneskategori
Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi Socialt arbete Beroendelära och missbruk
Forskningsämne
sociologi; folkhälsa
Identifikatorer
URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-215253DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2023.209178ISI: 001111712100001PubMedID: 37820868Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85190957223OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-215253DiVA, id: diva2:1804511
Ingår i projekt
STANCE-Programmet: Studier av socialtjänstens interventioner for alkohol- och narkotikaproblem och hälsoeffekter ? ett kollaborativt longitudinellt forskningsprogram, Forte, Forskningsrådet för hälsa, arbetsliv och välfärd
Forskningsfinansiär
Forte, Forskningsrådet för hälsa, arbetsliv och välfärd, 2016-072132023-10-122023-10-122025-02-11Bibliografiskt granskad