Périodique
UK addiction research 1994-2001: a profile of studies published in Addiction Abstracts
(Recherche sur l'addiction au Royaume-Uni 1994-2001 : un profil d'études publié dans Addiction Abstracts)
Auteur(s) :
SHORT, D. ;
STEVENS, C. ;
CROME, I.
Année
2005
Page(s) :
393-403
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
14
Domaine :
Plusieurs produits / Several products
Thésaurus géographique
ROYAUME-UNI
Thésaurus mots-clés
ADDICTION
;
RECHERCHE
;
PSYCHOTROPES
;
INFORMATION
Note générale :
Drugs Education, Prevention and Policy, 2005, 12, (5), 393-403
Note de contenu :
tabl. ; graph.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Introduction: In 2002 the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse commissioned a consultation exercise to help identify future research priorities. An overview of UK research published in the journal Addiction Abstracts contributed to this. Method: Using a Microsoft Access database, two reviewers systematically profiled all 840 UK abstracts published between 1994 and 2001. The database included 72 fields for each abstract and a coding framework of predefined options. Results: Fifty-seven percent (n = 482) of the 840 abstracts reported studies involving licit substances, of which 65% discussed alcohol and 30% covered tobacco/nicotine. Sixty-three percent (n=530) covered illicit substances, a high proportion of which described non-specific drug use such as 'general drug use' (32%) or 'injecting' (16%), rather than individual substances. Heroin was the most common substance specified (8%). Few of the 840 abstracts focused upon subjects with predefined demographic characteristics: 8% detailed single gender studies; 2% reported an ethnic focus. Subgroup surveys were the most frequent research method adopted (32%); 15% described literature reviews, and 7% were 'laboratory experimental'. Two percent of studies were identified as randomized controlled trials. Conclusion: Our research presents a useful profile of published UK research and provides a focus for reflection and debate on future priorities. (Author's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Dept Medicines Management, Keele Univ., Keele, Staffordshire, St5 5bg, E-mail : duncanshorttiscali.co.uk
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.
Historique