Q2. What are the future works mentioned in the paper "Possible barriers to enrollment in substance abuse treatment among a diverse sample of asian americans and pacific islanders: opinions of treatment clients" ?
Therefore, the extent to which their findings generalize to various AAPI subgroups should be explored in future studies. In addition, the authors relied on self-reported outcome measures of stigmatized behaviors ; thus, responses from study participants, particularly to the questions about substance use behaviors and illegal activities might have been biased by social desirability and cultural constraints against revealing private behaviors, but many participants did report engaging in illegal activities, which suggests that interviewers established good rapport with some participants. This exploratory study suggests that AAPIs are similar to other substance using populations.
Q3. What is the primary interest of the family members of the AAPI client?
Many AAPI clients are relatively recent immigrants to the United States, and may have family members whose primary interest is to improve their socioeconomic status.
Q4. What other ethnic groups were more likely to express concerns about their immigration status?
Filipino and Vietnamese participants were more likely to express concerns about their immigration status as well as expressing more concerns about a loss of confidentiality than other AAPI ethnic groups.
Q5. What are the reasons for lower utilization of AAPIs?
It appears that AAPIs use fewer substance abuse treatment services than other racial/ethnic groups in the United States, but the reasons for lower utilization are unknown.
Q6. What steps were taken to increase methodological rigor?
Research staff took several steps to increase methodological rigor: (a) multiple researchers participated in data coding and analysis to ensure multiple viewpoints and discussion of perceptions of data, (b) evaluators sought consensus on coder agreement to ensure more accurate coding, (c) and to ensure consistency across coders, the authors examined agreement across a random selection of interviews (10%; n=6).
Q7. What languages were used to conduct the interviews?
For interviews conducted in Vietnamese and Chinese, the participants' responses were translated into English by the bilingual interviewers who conducted the interviews.
Q8. What institutions reviewed and approved the study procedures?
Institutional review boards at the University of California, San Francisco, University of California, Los Angeles, and OregonHealth and Science University reviewed and approved study procedures.
Q9. What did the guy feel better about calling her?
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Q10. How many people were motivated to enter treatment?
Consistent with this finding, in their qualitative analysis, about 34% of the participants reported that when they recognized their SUDs was adversely impacting their lives, they were motivated to enter treatment.
Q11. What did the participants feel about having friends who did not abuse drugs?
Respondents across all AAPI ethnic groups indicated that having friends that did not abuse drugs or having friends who had a history of substance abuse, but were currently abstinent, served as role models.
Q12. How many of the participants preferred culturally competent treatment programs?
As demonstrated in both qualitative and quantitative data, approximately 15% of the participants reported they preferred culturally competent substance abuse treatment programs.