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2016 OH Research Update
Christopher R. Beasley, PhD, MAAssistant Professor Washington College
• Current– Medication-assisted treatment– Transgender and non-transgender resident
experiences– Women’s leadership in Oxford House
• Future– Neighborhood real estate values
Overview
• Maryland MAT Use & Acceptance • Data Collection– Visited each house
• 23 houses• 89 residents
– Survey via iPads• MAT use• MAT stigma
• Data Analysis– Descriptive statistical analyses
Medication-Assisted Treatment
• Results– About 4/5 think the recovery community
has a positive attitudes toward MAT– Approximately 2/3 would consider voting in a
resident that uses MAT– Nearly 15% currently using MAT
• Less than a 1/4 disclose in their recovery meetings• About 1/3 felt out of place in recovery circles• All but one had told someone in OH
Medication-Assisted Treatment
• Limitations– Maryland only– Low rates of participation
• Future Directions– National survey of prevalence of MAT in OH
• How attitudes toward MAT affect success• Success of people on MAT in OH
Medication-Assisted Treatment
• Experiences of T-Girl & Cisgender OH residents• 2 Oxford Houses in Hawaii
– Men’s houses– Known for t-girls living there
• Mix of cisgender & transgender• Data Collection
– Interviews• 7 cisgender & 7 transgender • Telephone
• Data Analysis– Grounded Theory
T-Girls
• Results– General Process
• Lacking support, stability, & normalcy• Using to suppress negative feelings• Seeking stability & normalcy• Prioritization of sobriety• Emulation of housemates• Feelings of stability & normalcy• Familial connection w/ housemates• Reestablishing social support networks• Feeling positive about progress• Cisgender self-efficacy (confidence)
T-Girls
• Results– Unique to t-girls
• Stigma and shame• Acceptance• Female family roles
– Auntie– Sister– Cooking & cleaning
• Self-esteem instead of self-efficacy• Mentoring/helping t-girls
T-Girls
• Limitations– Unique Hawaiian culture
• Future Directions– Affirmation through family roles– Best setting for t-girls (male vs. female homes)
T-Girls
• Process of Leadership in OH Women– Emily Stecker
• Data Collection– In-Person Interviews– 10 Women in Seattle
• Analysis– Grounded Theory
Women’s Leadership
• Results– Initial lack of confidence– Initial unwillingness to volunteer– Housemates encouraged/pushed volunteering– Housemates helped get leadership positions &
succeed – Confidence grew after leadership– Feelings of paying it forward by helping others
like they were helped– Critical for sobriety, happiness, & self – House & chapter growth
Women’s Leadership
• Limitations– Small sample– Limited to Seattle leaders
• Future Directions– Quantitative study to
• Confirm • Generalize
Women’s Leadership
• Participatory Action Research– OH Research Advisory Board
• Real Estate Values– Random selection of Oxford Houses– Gather 10 years of neighborhood real estate
values – Select similar neighborhoods in same city/state– Gather 10 years of comparison real estate
values – Compare trends for OH neighborhoods to
comparison neighborhoods
Future Research