Aim: There is limited knowledge about how inpatients anticipate factors that facilitate the transition between specialised inpatient treatment for substance use disorder (SUD) and the post-discharge period. This study explores factors that inpatients anticipated would facilitate such a transition period. Method: A focus group study, consisting of four group interviews with individuals in inpatient SUD treatment, was conducted to explore their expectations for the transition and post-discharge period ahead of them. The transcribed interview material was analysed using thematic analysis. Findings: The analytical process led to three themes: “Belonging”, “Intrapersonal processes” and “Predictability”. Correspondence between inpatients’ expectations and the services they are offered in the transition and post-discharge period may serve as proper support for inpatients ahead of a vulnerable phase, such as the transition and post-discharge period. Conclusions: Findings from the current study highlight overarching elements that inpatients envisioned to be facilitating, such as social support, motivation, self-efficacy, self-awareness and predictability in basic elements such as employment, housing and personal finances. Findings from this study and previous ones imply that certain factors appear to facilitate in vulnerable phases, such as service level transitions. These facilitating factors should be taken into consideration and used as steppingstones through the transition and post-discharge period after inpatient SUD treatment.

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物质使用障碍患者对从治疗过渡到出院后的期望

目的：对于住院患者如何预测促进物质使用障碍（SUD）专业住院治疗和出院后过渡的因素的知识有限。本研究探讨了住院患者预期会促进这种过渡期的因素。方法：进行了一项焦点小组研究，包括对住院 SUD 治疗的个人的四组访谈，以探讨他们对未来过渡期和出院后时期的期望。使用主题分析对转录的采访材料进行分析。调查结果：分析过程导致三个主题：“归属感”、“内部过程”和“可预测性”。住院患者的期望与他们在过渡期和出院后期间提供的服务之间的对应关系可以在过渡期和出院后期等脆弱阶段之前为住院患者提供适当的支持。结论：当前研究的结果突出了住院患者设想促进的总体要素，例如社会支持、动机、自我效能、自我意识和就业、住房和个人财务等基本要素的可预测性。本研究和之前的研究结果表明，某些因素似乎有助于易受攻击的阶段，例如服务水平的转变。在住院 SUD 治疗后的过渡期和出院后，应考虑这些促进因素并将其用作垫脚石。