- Title
- The impact of organisational factors on treatment outcomes for those seeking alcohol or other drug treatment: A systematic review
- Creator
- Hobden, Breanne; Freund, Megan; Lawson, Samuel; Bryant, Jamie; Walsh, Justin; Leigh, Lucy; Sanson-Fisher, Rob
- Relation
- NHMRC.APP1105809 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1105809 | APP1062879 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1062879
- Relation
- Drug Alcohol Review Vol. 42, Issue 5, p. 1220-1234
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13653
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2023
- Description
- Introduction: Organisational factors have been found to be associated with health outcomes in a number of health-care settings. Despite likely being an important influence on the quality of care provided within alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment centres, the impact of organisational factors on AOD treatment outcomes have not been extensively explored. This systematic literature review examines the characteristics, methodological quality and findings of published studies exploring the association between organisational factors and client AOD treatment outcomes. Methods: Medline, Embase, PsycINFO and the Cochrane database were searched from 2010 to March 2022 for relevant papers. Studies meeting the inclusion criteria underwent quality assessment using the Joanna Brigg's Institute critical appraisal tool for cross-sectional studies, followed by data extraction of key variables pertaining to the aims. A narrative summary was used to synthesise the data. Results: Nine studies met the inclusion criteria. Organisational factors examined included cultural competency, organisational readiness for change, directorial leadership, continuity of care practices, service access, service to needs ratios, dual diagnosis training, therapeutic optimism and the funding model/health-care system that treatment was delivered in. Outcome measures included duration, completion or continuation of treatment; AOD use; and patient perceptions of treatment outcomes. Seven out of nine papers found a significant interaction between at least one organisational variable and AOD treatment outcomes. Discussion and Conclusions: Organisational factors are likely to impact treatment outcomes for patients seeking treatment for AOD. Further examination of the organisational factors that influence AOD outcomes is needed to inform systemic improvements to AOD treatment.
- Subject
- alcohol-related disorders; substance abuse treatment centres; substance-related disorders; systematic review; SDG 3; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1482170
- Identifier
- uon:50875
- Identifier
- ISSN:0959-5236
- Rights
- © 2023 The Authors. Drug and Alcohol Review published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
- Language
- eng
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