Abstract
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.
Crack cocaine; drug; substance abuse; relapse; inpatient; scale
