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A satisfaction survey of opioid-dependent clients at methadone treatment centres in Spain
2002
A survey was carried out to evaluate the satisfaction with methadone treatment centres of methadone-maintained opioid-dependent patients from Spain. Independent interviewers asked 505 consecutively arriving clients from 20 randomly selected centres (14 conventional centres, two bus units, and four prisons) to participate; 370 (73.3%) clients agreed to fill out the questionnaire, and 351 (69.5%) completed it. Satisfaction was assessed using the Verona Service Satisfaction Scale for methadone treatment (VSSS-MT). The prison sub-sample (n=43) was excluded from overall analysis because survey acceptance and satisfaction was very different in prisons than in the other centres. Mean overall satis…
Encuesta sobre la satisfacción de los pacientes dependientes de heroína de la Comunidad de Valencia con los centros de tratamiento con metadona
2012
Resumen Objetivo Valorar multidimensionalmente la satisfaccion de los pacientes dependientes de heroina con los centros de tratamiento con metadona de la Comunidad de Valencia. Metodo Se solicito a 278 pacientes que llegaron consecutivamente a los 12 centros (9 convencionales y 3 unidades moviles) seleccionados aleatoriamente, su participacion en una encuesta que incluia la Escala de Verona para valorar la Satisfaccion con los Servicios en los centros de Tratamiento con Metadona (VSSS-MT). Resultados Ciento sesenta y seis (59,7%) pacientes aceptaron participar. La media global de las puntuaciones en la VSSS-MT fue 3,5 (DT = 0,6), siendo el rango de puntuaciones de dicha escala 1–5 (1: malis…
Patient perspectives on methadone maintenance treatment in the Valencia Region: dose adjustment, participation in dosage regulation, and satisfaction…
2005
Desired adjustment of methadone dose, perceived participation in dosage regulation, and satisfaction with methadone treatment centres were assessed in a sample of opioid-dependent patients from the Valencia Region (eastern Spain). An independent interviewer asked 278 consecutively arriving patients to answer the survey, and 165 (59.4%) completed it. Adjustment of methadone dose was assessed with a -10 to +10 visual analogue scale (VAS-MD); participation in methadone dose regulation, with specific questions; and patient satisfaction, with the Verona Service Satisfaction Scale for methadone treatment (VSSS-MT). The methadone dose (mg/d) prescribed by physicians was (mean+/-S.D.) 68.0+/-30.4. …