Alcohol use disorder, mental health among concerned significant others Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Participants who are concerned significant others (CSO) of an identified person (IP) with alcohol use disorder (AUD), but do not present AUD themselves, will be recruited from the general public.
no stratification) on accessing their assigned (blinded) treatment program for the first time.
The therapists providing program-support are located at the Centre for dependency disord
Sponsors
Karolinska Institutet
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. 18+ years old 2. Sufficient grasp of Swedish 3. A close relationship to someone who meets AUD criteria, defined as an AUDIT-C score of >3/4 (women/men) and/or meeting =2 ICD-10 dependence criteria For participation in subgroup A the following inclusion criteria must also be fulfilled: 4. Co-parent with AUD: meets AUD criteria, defined as an AUDIT-C score of >3/4 (women/men) and/or meeting =2 ICD-10 dependence criteria 5. Shared child: aged 3-11 6. Shared child: lives >3 days per month with AUD parent 7. Shared child: scores above the clinical cut-off on any of the five sub-scales of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Participant (CSO): Meets AUD criteria, defined as an AUDIT-C score of >3/4 (women/men) and/or meeting =2 ICD-10 dependence criteria 2. Participant (CSO): use of illicit drugs at least one per week during last 12 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Participant's total score on Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21), measured at screening (baseline), mid-treatment (completion of 2/4 modules or maximum of 4 weeks into treatment), post-treatment (4/4 modules or maximum of 8 weeks into treatment), 3, 12 and 24 months after completing treatment. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| All secondary outcomes are measured at screening (baseline), mid-treatment (completion of 2/4 modules or maximum of 4 weeks into treatment), post-treatment (4/4 modules or maximum of 8 weeks into treatment), 3, 12 and 24 months after completing treatment. For all participants: 1. Participant's depression subscore on the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) 2. Participant's anxiety subscore on the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) 3. Participant's stress subscore on the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) 4. Number of contacts with support groups, health care professionals for both participant (CSO) and IP. 5. Participant's alcohol consumption measured using the three-item Alcohol Use Disorder - Identification Test (AUDIT-C) 6. IP’s alcohol consumption measured using the AUDIT-C 7. IP's number of ICD-10 alcohol dependence criteria met For parents: 8. Child's externalizing subscore of the SDQ 9. Child's internalizing subscore of the SDQ 10. Participant's parental self-efficacy (custom scale) 11. Participant-child relationship quality measured using the Adult Child Relationship Scale (ACRS) | — |
Countries
Sweden
Contacts
Public ContactMagnus Johansson
Outcome results
None listed