Assessing the validity and reliability of the Turkish versions of craving beliefs and beliefs about substance use questionnaire in patients with heroin use disorder: demonstrating valid tools to assess cognition-emotion interplay

Cognitions associated with craving and substance use are important contributors for the psychological theories of Substance use disorders (SUD), as they may affect the course and treatment. In this study, we aimed to validate Turkish version of two major scales 'Beliefs About Substance Use'...

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Published in:Substance abuse treatment, prevention and policy prevention and policy, 2018-08, Vol.13 (1), p.29-29, Article 29
Main Authors: Küçükkarapınar, Melike, Eser, Hale Yapici, Kotan, Vahap Ozan, Yalcinay-Inan, Merve, Tarhan, Rifat, Arikan, Zehra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictions
Alcohol
Anxiety
Behavior modification
Beliefs
Beliefs about substance use
Cocaine
Cognition & reasoning
College students
Craving beliefs questionnaire
Decision making
Drug abusers
Drug therapy
Drug use
Health aspects
Health care
Heroin
Heroin habit
Mental depression
Methods
Narcotics
Opioid use disorder
Patients
Psychodiagnostics
Psychological aspects
Quantitative psychology
Questionnaires
Substance abuse
Substance abuse treatment
Substance use disorder
Validity
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Summary:Cognitions associated with craving and substance use are important contributors for the psychological theories of Substance use disorders (SUD), as they may affect the course and treatment. In this study, we aimed to validate Turkish version of two major scales 'Beliefs About Substance Use'(BSU) and 'Craving Beliefs Questionnaire'(CBQ) in patients with heroin use disorder and define the interaction of these beliefs with patient profile, depression and anxiety symptoms, with an aim to use these thoughts as targets for treatment. One hundred seventy-six inpatients diagnosed with heroin use disorder and 120 participants in the healthy comparison group were evaluated with CBQ, BSU, Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and sociodemographic data questionnaire. Patient group was also evaluated with Addiction Profile Index. Reliability and validity analysis for scales were conducted. Linear regression analysis was conducted to evaluate the determinants of BSU and CBQ scores. Cronbach alpha level was 0.93 for BSU and 0.94 for CBQ. Patient group showed significantly higher CBQ, BSU, BAI and BDI scores (p 
ISSN:1747-597X
1747-597X
DOI:10.1186/s13011-018-0166-1