Racial Differences in Veterans' Satisfaction With Addiction Treatment Services

Journal of Addiction Medicine
Audrey L JonesLeslie R M Hausmann

Abstract

Racial minorities experience lower rates of alcohol treatment completion than whites. Treatment satisfaction is an important factor in alcohol treatment retention, yet few studies have explored the satisfaction of racial minorities while in treatment. This study examined racial differences in addiction treatment satisfaction and explored factors that might mediate or moderate racial differences in satisfaction. We surveyed non-Hispanic black and non-Hispanic white veterans with an alcohol-related diagnosis about addiction treatment services at a large Veterans Affairs medical center. Treatment satisfaction was measured using the 8-item Client Satisfaction Questionnaire, dichotomized as low versus non-low satisfaction in analyses. The χ and logistic regression methods were used to test for associations of race and sociodemographic characteristics with treatment satisfaction. Among 271 black and 304 white veterans with an alcohol-related diagnosis, race was not statistically associated with treatment satisfaction in bivariate analyses (P > 0.05). However, we identified significant interactions of race with mental health diagnoses in predicting treatment satisfaction in multivariable analyses (adj odds ratio = 0.55; 95% confidence...Continue Reading

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