Exploratory cluster analyses of drug users' needs at assessment and follow-up

Polinsky, Margaret L.; Hanken, Andrea; Purcell, Susan E.; Hser, Yih‐Ing

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“…Groups of a distinctive nature, such as gender or ethnic groups, obviously are important for clinical and policy purposes and need to be considered in the analytic models. Cluster analyses offer another way to explore different types or profiles of drug users with distinctive characteristics or needs (Polinsky et al 1998). Alternatively, when repeated measures of performance are collected longitudinally, which is being done in PETS, treatment response patterns over time can be analyzed to identify groups with distinctive response profiles.…”

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Analytic Approaches for Assessing Long-Term Treatment Effects

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Chou

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Analytic approaches, including the structural equation model (autoregressive panel model), hierarchical linear model, latent growth curve model, survival/event history analysis, latent transition model, and time-series analysis (interrupted time series, multivariate time-series analysis) are discussed for their applicability to data of different structures and their utility in evaluating temporal effects of treatment. Methods are illustrated by presenting applications of the various approaches in previous studies examining temporal patterns of treatment effects. Recent advancements in these longitudinal modeling approaches and the accompanying computer software development offer tremendous flexibility in examining long-term treatment effects through longitudinal data with varying numbers and intervals of assessment and types of measures. A multimethod assessment will contribute to a more complete understanding of the complex phenomena of the long-term courses of substance use and its treatment.

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Section: Applications To Pets Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

Analytic Approaches for Assessing Long-Term Treatment Effects

Hser¹,

Shen²,

Chou

et al. 2001

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The impact of foster care and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) on women's drug treatment outcomes

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Hill

2008

Children and Youth Services Review

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This study assesses the impact of having a child in foster care and receiving cash benefits through Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) on women's completion of a residential drug treatment program. The study's hypothesis was that drug treatment completion rates for women who had children in foster care and/or who were receiving TANF would differ from women who did not receive these services. The sample included 117 women age 19 to 54, in a Midwestern state. Findings suggest that women with a child or children in foster care were less likely to complete treatment. Women receiving cash benefits were also somewhat less likely to complete treatment than women not receiving these services. Women with children in foster care had similar levels of psychological, employment, and drug and alcohol concerns as other women, as measured by the Addiction Severity Index. Future research should focus on identifying strategies that enhance retention rates of these vulnerable women. Implications for improving treatment retention are discussed in light of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 and the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. TextThe purpose of this study was to assess how having a child in foster care, and/or receiving cash benefits through Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) impacted women's residential drug treatment completion rates. The study took place at a women's residential drug treatment center in the Midwest where drug treatment, child welfare, and TANF are provided through three different agencies who work independently of each other, and where there is little, if any, interagency collaboration.Examining the impact of foster care and welfare on women's drug treatment completion rates seems especially relevant in light of the passage of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (ASFA) and the Personal Work and Responsibility Act of 1996 (PRWORA). As service delivery systems, child welfare, TANF, and substance abuse services have separate goals, philosophies, legal mandates, and timelines. With the new ASFA timelines, low-income women in recovery are expected to completely overcome their addiction in a relatively short period of time (Azzi-Lessing & Olsen, 1996). While not empirically tested, these various 518-591-8784. This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final citable form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. NIH Public Access Author ManuscriptChild Youth Serv Rev. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2009 January 1. Published in final edited form as:Child Youth Serv Rev. 2008 ; 30(8): 942-954. NIH-PA Author ManuscriptNIH-PA Author Manuscript NIH-PA Author Manuscr...

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Exploratory cluster analyses of drug users' needs at assessment and follow-up

Cited by 2 publications

References 13 publications

Analytic Approaches for Assessing Long-Term Treatment Effects

Analytic Approaches for Assessing Long-Term Treatment Effects

The impact of foster care and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) on women's drug treatment outcomes

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