Women's Employment Outcomes Following Gender-Sensitive Substance Abuse Treatment

作者：Kissin Wendy Barnett^*; Tang Zhiqun; Arieira Carlos Roberto; Claus Ronald Edward; Orwin Robert George

来源：Journal of Drug Issues, 2015, 45(2): 166-179.

DOI：10.1177/0022042614559945

• gender-sensitive treatment
• substance abuse treatment
• women
• employment outcomes
• hierarchical linear models
• propensity scores

Employment problems are common among low-income, substance abusing women. The present study links an empirically developed quantitative measure of gender-sensitive (GS) substance abuse treatment to employment outcomes among substance abusing women (N = 5,109) treated in 13 mixed-gender intensive inpatient programs (IIPs) in the Washington State. Hierarchical linear models were used to test the relationship between GS treatment and subsequent employment. Propensity scores and receipt of public assistance were used to control for the preexisting differences among women. Men's employment outcomes were used to control for potential confounding at the program level. The study found that women treated in more (vs. less) GS treatment programs were more likely to be employed 12 months after treatment admission, though not for the hypothesized 24 months. Treatment completion did not affect the relationship between GS treatment and employment. Findings point to recent progress in tailoring generic substance abuse treatment to women's needs.

• 出版日期2015-4