Participation in Teleconference Support Groups: Application to Drug-Using Pregnant Patients |
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Authors: | Farrokh Alemi Mary Jackson Ted Parren Leslie Williams Balinda Cavor Shirley Llorens Maghboeba Mosavel |
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Affiliation: | 1. Health Administration Program, Cleveland University, Cleveland, OH, 44115 2. East Carolina University, Ragsdale 200A, Greenville, NC, 27858 3. Rosary Hall Treatment Center, Saint Vincent Charity Hospital, Cleveland, OH, 44115
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Abstract: | This paper describes our experience using telephone conference calls to conduct support groups for chemically-dependent women. Forty-seven women agreed to participate in regular, weekly support groups that were conducted by two chemical dependency counselors. Counselors attempted to conduct 59 support groups via a telephone conferencing system. Our data indicated that attendance at these sessions was poor. Seventeen sessions had no participants. No group sessions were attended by 4 or more women, and only 3 sessions (7.1%) included 3 participants. Very few clients made regular use of the support groups. Only 4 clients (8.5%) participated in more than 3 group sessions. Our findings suggest that teleconferencing may not be the most effective method for providing support services to chemically-dependent women. |
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