Habilidades De Enfrentamento Antecipatório Para Abstinência De Substâncias: Construção De Um Novo Instrumento De Medida

Abstract

Anticipatory coping skills are important for the maintenance of abstinence from alcohol and other drugs. Nevertheless, there are no instruments available to evaluate them in the Brazilian context. This paper describes the first developments of an instrument that permits the assessment of this repertoire, which involved several steps. Initially, based on the literature, on similar instruments and interviews, 92 items were written, including 14 skills classes, defined and exemplified in the text. Referees conducted the semantic and content analyses, and 24 items were excluded from the list. This new version was submitted to an operational pre test and a pilot study with participants treated for abuse or addiction to alcohol or other drugs. New adjustments were made and the final set of 67 items was named Anticipatory Coping Skills Inventory for Abstinence from Alcohol and Other Drugs (IDHEA-AD, as in Portuguese). Each one of those steps is discussed and proposals for future studies are presented.