Developing and validating a measurement tool to self-report perceived barriers in substance use treatment: the substance use treatment barriers questionnaire (SUTBQ)

Abstract Background Substance using often cause a wide range of social, health, and psychological problems. This study aimed to develop and validate a questionnaire of barriers of treatment in substance users. Methods In this cross-sectional study, the initial questionnaire was designed based on the...

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Autores principales: Hamid Tavakoli Ghouchani, Hossein Lashkardoost, Hassan Saadati, Seyed Kaveh Hojjat, Faezeh Kaviyani, Kazem Razaghi, Dordane Asghari, Nazanin Gholizadeh
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:c0f69930eb104487950ceef976d68ad62021-11-14T12:16:39ZDeveloping and validating a measurement tool to self-report perceived barriers in substance use treatment: the substance use treatment barriers questionnaire (SUTBQ)10.1186/s13011-021-00419-11747-597Xhttps://doaj.org/article/c0f69930eb104487950ceef976d68ad62021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-021-00419-1https://doaj.org/toc/1747-597XAbstract Background Substance using often cause a wide range of social, health, and psychological problems. This study aimed to develop and validate a questionnaire of barriers of treatment in substance users. Methods In this cross-sectional study, the initial questionnaire was designed based on the evaluation of previous studies. The preliminary tool including 35 Likert-scaled items. After assuring the face validity of the questionnaire, 13 experts’ opinions were obtained for assessing or improving the content validity. The reliability was investigated by internal consistency methods using Cronbach’s alpha. For measuring the structural validity, the exploratory factor analysis was performed to determine the dimensionality of the questionnaire using principal components extraction and Varimax rotation. Results The preliminary questionnaire consisted of 35 items. After completing the face validity and summarizing the experts’ suggestions, 8 items were removed. By calculating the content validity ratio and coefficient, 11 questions were deleted. The internal consistency was calculated to be 0.84 using Cronbach’s alpha. In the last stage and according to the results of the factor analysis, three factors fear of or unawareness of treatment, doubt or inefficiency, and social stigma were identified from the 10-items questionnaire, which explained 67.34% of the total variance. Conclusion Considering the necessity of using a validated tool for planning and evaluating effective interventions on people who use substance is inevitable. The Substance use Treatment Barriers Questionnaire is designed with 10 items and 3 dimensions, which has appropriate validity and reliability and can be used to determine the obstacles for treatment or factors that lead to discontinuing treatment.Hamid Tavakoli GhouchaniHossein LashkardoostHassan SaadatiSeyed Kaveh HojjatFaezeh KaviyaniKazem RazaghiDordane AsghariNazanin GholizadehBMCarticleQuestionnairesPerceived barriersSubstance useValidityFactor structurePublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270Social pathology. Social and public welfare. CriminologyHV1-9960ENSubstance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021)
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language EN
topic Questionnaires
Perceived barriers
Substance use
Validity
Factor structure
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
HV1-9960
spellingShingle Questionnaires
Perceived barriers
Substance use
Validity
Factor structure
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
HV1-9960
Hamid Tavakoli Ghouchani
Hossein Lashkardoost
Hassan Saadati
Seyed Kaveh Hojjat
Faezeh Kaviyani
Kazem Razaghi
Dordane Asghari
Nazanin Gholizadeh
Developing and validating a measurement tool to self-report perceived barriers in substance use treatment: the substance use treatment barriers questionnaire (SUTBQ)
description Abstract Background Substance using often cause a wide range of social, health, and psychological problems. This study aimed to develop and validate a questionnaire of barriers of treatment in substance users. Methods In this cross-sectional study, the initial questionnaire was designed based on the evaluation of previous studies. The preliminary tool including 35 Likert-scaled items. After assuring the face validity of the questionnaire, 13 experts’ opinions were obtained for assessing or improving the content validity. The reliability was investigated by internal consistency methods using Cronbach’s alpha. For measuring the structural validity, the exploratory factor analysis was performed to determine the dimensionality of the questionnaire using principal components extraction and Varimax rotation. Results The preliminary questionnaire consisted of 35 items. After completing the face validity and summarizing the experts’ suggestions, 8 items were removed. By calculating the content validity ratio and coefficient, 11 questions were deleted. The internal consistency was calculated to be 0.84 using Cronbach’s alpha. In the last stage and according to the results of the factor analysis, three factors fear of or unawareness of treatment, doubt or inefficiency, and social stigma were identified from the 10-items questionnaire, which explained 67.34% of the total variance. Conclusion Considering the necessity of using a validated tool for planning and evaluating effective interventions on people who use substance is inevitable. The Substance use Treatment Barriers Questionnaire is designed with 10 items and 3 dimensions, which has appropriate validity and reliability and can be used to determine the obstacles for treatment or factors that lead to discontinuing treatment.
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author Hamid Tavakoli Ghouchani
Hossein Lashkardoost
Hassan Saadati
Seyed Kaveh Hojjat
Faezeh Kaviyani
Kazem Razaghi
Dordane Asghari
Nazanin Gholizadeh
author_facet Hamid Tavakoli Ghouchani
Hossein Lashkardoost
Hassan Saadati
Seyed Kaveh Hojjat
Faezeh Kaviyani
Kazem Razaghi
Dordane Asghari
Nazanin Gholizadeh
author_sort Hamid Tavakoli Ghouchani
title Developing and validating a measurement tool to self-report perceived barriers in substance use treatment: the substance use treatment barriers questionnaire (SUTBQ)
title_short Developing and validating a measurement tool to self-report perceived barriers in substance use treatment: the substance use treatment barriers questionnaire (SUTBQ)
title_full Developing and validating a measurement tool to self-report perceived barriers in substance use treatment: the substance use treatment barriers questionnaire (SUTBQ)
title_fullStr Developing and validating a measurement tool to self-report perceived barriers in substance use treatment: the substance use treatment barriers questionnaire (SUTBQ)
title_full_unstemmed Developing and validating a measurement tool to self-report perceived barriers in substance use treatment: the substance use treatment barriers questionnaire (SUTBQ)
title_sort developing and validating a measurement tool to self-report perceived barriers in substance use treatment: the substance use treatment barriers questionnaire (sutbq)
publisher BMC
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/c0f69930eb104487950ceef976d68ad6
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