Belgian Treatment Demand Indicator Register (BTDIR)
To study trends in patients' characteristics and substance use patterns, the Treatment Demand Indicator (TDI) gathers information about the registration of patients with substance use disorders at the European level (28 member states of the European Union, Turkey and Norway). In Belgium, this registration began at the national level in 2011, and an increasing number of facilities have participated in data collection. The BTDIR collects information on every treatment episode started by a person in a treatment centre for alcohol or illicit drug use. The registration concerns all individuals without any restriction based on age or nationality. In 2011, the BTDIR included over 6,000 registered treatment episodes.
Study design
Registry, Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
No information available
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2011
Primary Institutions
European Monitoring Center for Drug and Drug Addiction (Observatoire européen des drogues et toxicomanies, EMCDDA)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (Rijksinstituut voor Ziekte- en Invaliditeitsverzekering, NIHDI)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
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