Confirmatory factor analysis

Background: When it comes to crack/drug use, relapse is a relatively common event in the first weeks after the end of treatment. However little is known about what happens to patients who relapse after discharge. Objective: To report the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) of the Crack Use Relapse Sc...

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Published in:Revista de psiquiatria clínica 2016-05, Vol.43 (3), p.37
Main Authors: Pedroso, Rosemeri, Zanetello, Luciana, Guimaraes, Luciano, Pettenon, Marcia, Goncalves, Veralice, Scherer, Juliana, Kessler, Felix, Pechansky, Flavio
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Language:English
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Summary:Background: When it comes to crack/drug use, relapse is a relatively common event in the first weeks after the end of treatment. However little is known about what happens to patients who relapse after discharge. Objective: To report the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) of the Crack Use Relapse Scale (CURS) in an inpatient population. Methods: A five-point Likert scale with 25 items and, initially, 9 theoretical factors was generated and utilized in a cross-sectional study with a sample of 333 hospitalized male crack users. Results: CFA indicated a well-fitting model for the CURS. Discussion: The CFA shows that the CURS model is appropriate and well-fitting for assessment of latent variables common to psychiatric and psychological constructs--in this case, relapse of crack cocaine use after inpatient treatment. Pedroso R et al./Arch Clin Psychiatry. 2016;43(3):37-40 Keywords: Crack cocaine, drug, substance abuse, relapse, inpatient, scale.
ISSN:0101-6083
DOI:10.1590/0101-60830000000081