Predictors of follow-up in a sample of urban crack users

Ziek, Kristine; Beardsley, Mark; Deren, Sherry; Tortu, Stephanie

doi:10.1016/0149-7189(96)00014-6

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“…In such cases, findings may only generalize to individuals with less severe psychiatric and substance abuse problems, i.e., those who were successfully followed. In the context of drug use research, it is vital that new and systematic follow-up methods are developed in order to provide continued HIV prevention and other needed services to this hard-to-reach population (Ziek et al 1996).…”

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Computerized tracking and follow-up techniques in longitudinal research with drug users

Corsi

Hunnik

Kwiatkowski

et al. 2006

Health Serv Outcomes Res Method

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Thorough follow-up and tracking procedures are critical when working with hard-to-reach populations such as drug users. Attrition in research can affect internal and external validity; therefore it is particularly important to use unique and creative tracking strategies in conducting longitudinal studies. Computerized followup procedures that were used to re-locate injection drug users (IDUs) and crack cocaine users after a 4-13 year period are described. Data are from a follow-up study conducted from 1999 to 2003, which re-located subjects who were initially recruited for NIDA's Cooperative Agreement, which took place from 1990 to 1995 in Denver, Colorado. Trackers used traditional approaches as well as computerized means to locate subjects despite scant locator information. Important lessons can be learned about the use of electronic means for locating hidden populations for health sciences research.

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Computerized tracking and follow-up techniques in longitudinal research with drug users

Corsi

Hunnik

Kwiatkowski

et al. 2006

Health Serv Outcomes Res Method

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“…Baseline tracking procedures, which are implemented during the first interview and occur between the interviewer and participant, include: collecting detailed locator information on the participant, such as home address, phone number, email address, and social security number (Cottler, Compton, Ben-Abdallah, Horne, and Claverie, 1996; Scott, 2004; Wright et al, 1995; Ziek et al, 1996); gathering locater information on the participant’s family members or members of his/her personal networks (Cottler et al, 1996; Wright et al, 1995); motivating and educating subjects about project goals, such as reasons for follow-up interviews and how interview data will be used (Scott, 2004; Wright et al, 1995); creating a project identity, which may include providing a project ID card (Des Jarlais, Perlis, and Settembrino, 2005; Wright et al, 1995), and developing a catchy project title that subjects will remember, such as Urban Nomads (UNO) (Des Jarlais et al, 2005); and distributing debit cards that allow respondent payments to be sent electronically following remote telephone interviews (Des Jarlais et al, 2005). …”

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“…Follow-up procedures, which may involve an interviewer or team approach to reconnecting with the participant after the baseline interview, involve: searching electronic databases for information on participants, including jails and prisons (Cottler et al, 1996); sending mail reminders or calling with follow-up interview dates (Cottler et al, 1996; Scott, 2004; Wright et al, 1995; Ziek et al, 1996); intensively tracking participants using locator information, agency contacts, and/or visiting field hangouts (Cottler et al, 1996; Leonard et al, 2003; Pollini et al, 2000; Wright et al, 1995; Ziek et al, 1996); offering services during follow-up, such as free drug treatment (Cottler et al, 1996), or other nonmonetary incentives, such as mugs or key chains with project logo (Leonard et al, 2003); holding frequent staff meetings and engaging in creative team work pertaining to retention and tracking (Cottler et al, 1996; Leonard et al, 2003); increasing incentive payments to build interest and motivation for follow-up interviews (Cottler et al, 1996; Des Jarlais et al, 2005); maintaining research field stations in targeted neighborhoods where participants may informally visit or be formally interviewed (Des Jarlais et al, 2005); and providing subjects with toll-free phone numbers that connect to project staff (Des Jarlais et al, 2005; Wright et al, 1995). …”

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“…For instance, Cottler et al’s (1996) longitudinal study of 455 drug “abusers”,2 3 which reported an 18 month follow-up of 97%, found that male and unemployed subjects were the most difficult to track. Ziek, Beardsley, Deren, and Tortu, (1996) longitudinal study of 409 urban crack users, which recorded a 6-month follow-up rate of 70%, concluded that persons who were younger, homeless, male, or using higher levels of crack were the most difficult to track. In contrast, Pollio, Thompson, and North’s (2000) longitudinal study of 118 homeless youth, which recorded a 6-month follow-up rate of 59%, found that older youth were more likely to be lost during follow-up.…”

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Recruiting and Retaining Mobile Young Injection Drug Users in a Longitudinal Study

Lankenau¹,

Sanders

Hathazi

et al. 2010

Substance Use & Misuse

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Longitudinal studies that research homeless persons or transient drug users face particular challenges in retaining subjects. Between 2005 and 2006, 101 mobile young injection drug users were recruited in Los Angeles into a 2-year longitudinal study. Several features of ethnographic methodology, including fieldwork and qualitative interviews, and modifications to the original design, such as toll-free calls routed directly to ethnographer cell phones and wiring incentive payments, resulted in retention of 78% of subjects for the first follow-up interview. Longitudinal studies that are flexible and based upon qualitative methodologies are more likely to retain mobile subjects while also uncovering emergent research findings.

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“…Ziek et al [48]). This study will draw on aspects of Scott’s Engagement, Verification, Maintenance and Confirmation (EVMC) model [49] to track and follow up participants in order to minimise such problems.…”

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A randomised controlled feasibility trial of family and social network intervention for young people who misuse alcohol and drugs: study protocol (Y-SBNT)

Watson

Back

Toner

et al. 2015

Pilot Feasibility Stud

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BackgroundA growing body of research has identified family interventions to be effective in treating young people’s substance use problems. However, despite this evidence, take-up of family-based approaches in the UK has been low. Key factors for this appear to include the resource-intensive nature of most family interventions which challenges implementation and delivery in many service settings and the cultural adaptation of approaches developed in the USA to a UK setting. This study aims to demonstrate the feasibility of recruiting young people to a specifically developed family- and wider social network-based intervention by testing an adapted version of adult social behaviour and network therapy (SBNT).MethodsA pragmatic, randomised controlled, open feasibility trial delivered in two services for young people in the UK. Potential participants are aged 12–18 years referred for drug or alcohol problems to either service. The main purpose of this study is to demonstrate the feasibility of recruiting young people to a specifically developed family and social network-based intervention. The feasibility and acceptability of this intervention will be measured by recruitment rates, treatment retention, follow-up rates and qualitative interviews. The feasibility of training staff from existing services to deliver this intervention will be explored. Using this opportunity to compare the effectiveness of the intervention against treatment as usual, Timeline Follow-Back interviews will document the proportion of days on which the main problem substance was used in the preceding 90-day period at each assessment point. The economic component will examine the feasibility of conducting a full incremental cost-effectiveness analysis of the two treatments. The study will also explore and develop models of patient and public involvement which support the involvement of young people in a study of this nature.DiscussionAn earlier phase of work adapted social behaviour and network therapy (adult approach) to produce a purpose-designed youth version supported by a therapy manual and associated resources. This was achieved by consultation with young people with experience of services and professionals working in services for young people. This feasibility trial alongside ongoing consultations with young people will offer a meaningful understanding of processes of delivery and implementation.Trial registrationISRCTN93446265; Date ISRCTN assigned 31/05/2013.

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Predictors of follow-up in a sample of urban crack users

Cited by 19 publications

References 9 publications

Computerized tracking and follow-up techniques in longitudinal research with drug users

Computerized tracking and follow-up techniques in longitudinal research with drug users

Recruiting and Retaining Mobile Young Injection Drug Users in a Longitudinal Study

A randomised controlled feasibility trial of family and social network intervention for young people who misuse alcohol and drugs: study protocol (Y-SBNT)

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