URICA
Instrument Information
The URICA is a self-report measure that includes four subscales that measure the Stages of Change: Precontemplation, Contemplation, Action and Maintenance. Responses are given on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from (1=strong agreement to 5=strongly disagreement. The subscales can be combined arithmetically (C + A + M – PC) to yield a second order continuous score that can be used to assess readiness to change at entrance to treatment.
The URICA could be used to assess clinical process and motivational readiness for change as well as to measure process and outcome variables for a variety of health and addictive behaviors.
Target Population:
Adults
Administrative Issues:
Number
of items:
32 items with four 8-item subscales
24- item version available with four 6-item subscales
Mode
of administration:
Pencil and paper self-administered
Time
required to administer:
5-10 minutes
Staff
expertise required for administration:
None
Training
required for administration:
No training required for administration
Norms available:
Norms are available
for an adult, outpatient alcoholism treatment population
Psychometrics:
Reliability:
Internal Consistency
Factor Analysis
Validity:
Predictive
Copyright Information:
Instrument is
not copyrighted and available at no cost
URICA – 24- item version
| Precontemplation | Contemplation | Action | Maintenance | |
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 | |
| 7 | 9 | 8 | 15 | |
| 16 | 13 | 11 | 20 | |
| 19 | 14 | 18 | 21 | |
| 22 | 17 | 23 | 24 | |
| Total: | ||||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| Mean: |
In order to obtain a Readiness to Change score, first sum items from
each subscale and divide by 6 to get the mean for each subscale. Then sum
the means from the Contemplation, Action, and Maintenance subacalse and
subtract the Precontemplation mean (C + A + M – PC = Readiness).
URICA – 32- item version
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To obtain a Readiness to Change score, first sum items from each subscale
and divide by 7 to
get the mean for each subscale. Then sum the means from the Contemplation,
Action, and Maintenance subscales and subtract the Precontemplation mean
(C + A + M – PC = Readiness).
To obtain an individual’s Stage of Change profile, please circle the
number in each column corresponding to the total scale score and connect
with lines.
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Original/Source Reference:
DiClemente, C.C., and Hughes, S.O. (1990) Stages of change profiles in alcoholism treatment. Journal of Substance Abuse 2, 217-235
Other Key References:
DiClemente, C.C. and Prochaska, J.O. (1998). Toward a comprehensive, transtheoretical model of change: Stages of change and addictive behaviors. In: Miller, W. R. and Heather, N., eds. Treating Addictive Behaviors. 2nd edition. New York: Plenum.
Diclemente, C.C. and Scott, C.W. (1997). Satges of Change: Interactions with treatment compliance and involvement. In: Onken, L.S., Baline, J.D., & Boren, J.J., eds. Beyond the Therapeutic Alliance: Keeping the Drug-Dependent Individual in Treatment. Rockville, MD: National Institute on Drug Abuse.
McConnaughy, E. A., DiClemente,
C. C., Prochaska, J. O. and Velicer, W.F. (1989). Stages of change
in psychotherapy: A follow-up report. Psychotherapy 26:494-503.
McConnaughy, E. A., Prochaska,
J. O. and Velicer, W.F. (1983). Stages of change in psychotherapy:
Measurement and sample profiles. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research,
and Practice 20, 368-375.