The Chinese version of obsessive compulsive drug use scale: validation in outpatient methadone maintenance treatment pro
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RESEARCH ARTICLE
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The Chinese version of obsessive compulsive drug use scale: validation in outpatient methadone maintenance treatment program Hengfen Gong1,2†, Yingying Zhang3†, Qihuan Ren4, Zhirong Zhou5, Huijing Zhou6, Xirong Sun2, Chencheng Zhang3, Valerie Voon7, Min Zhao1,8,9* and Shunying Yu1*
Abstract Background: The Obsessive Compulsive Drug Use Scale (OCDUS) measures the overall craving level within a period from a multidimensional perspective. However, no studies have addressed the validity of the new OCDUS factor structure, presented in 2016, in China. Additionally, there is lack of evidence on the interaction among risk factors for relapse. We aimed to assess the psychometric properties of the scores of the Chinese version of the OCDUS in patients with heroin dependence receiving methadone maintenance treatment (MMT). Further, we aimed to assess the correlations of the OCDUS scores with withdrawal symptoms, depression, anxiety, and nicotine dependence. Methods: We enrolled 113 adults (age 32–64 years) and administered them with the OCDUS, Subjective Opioid Withdrawal Scale (SOWS), Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND). Results: Exploratory factor analysis identified a 3-dimensional component that included “Frequency of craving,” “Inference of heroin,” and “Control of heroin.” These factors showed acceptable internal consistency, adequate itemtotal correlations, and significant item-subscale correlations. There was no correlation between the OCUDS scores and age, education, duration of receiving MMT, and MMT dosages. However, there was a significant correlation between the OCDUS total scores and the SOWS, STAI, BDI-II, and FTND scores. The scores of all the subscales were associated with the SOWS scores; further, the scores of the first two subscales were associated with BDI-II scores while only the scores of the first subscale were associated with the FTND scores. Conclusions: Our findings support the reliability and structure validity of the OCDUS scores. Heroin craving, withdrawal symptoms, negative emotions, and nicotine dependence, which are considered as risk factors for heroin relapse, might interact with each other. There is a need for further studies on the underlying mechanism of these clinical phenomena. Keywords: Obsessive compulsive drug use scale, Methadone maintenance treatment, Craving, Nicotine dependence, Heroin
* Correspondence: [email protected]; [email protected] † Hengfen Gong and Yingying Zhang contributed equally to this work. 1 Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China Full list of author information is available at the end of the article © The Author(s). 2020 Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and
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