| The Cost of Screening and Brief Intervention in Employee Assistance Programs. | |
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PMID: 21938602 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Few studies examine the costs of conducting screening and brief intervention (SBI) in settings outside health care. This study addresses this gap in knowledge by examining the employer-incurred costs of SBI in an employee assistance program (EAP) when delivered by counselors. Screening was self-administered as part of the intake paperwork, and the brief intervention (BI) was delivered during a regular counseling session. Training costs were $83 per counselor. The cost of a screen to the employer was $0.64; most of this cost comprised the cost of the time the client spent completing the screen. The cost of a BI was $2.52. The cost of SBI is lower than cost estimates of SBI conducted in a health care setting. The low costs for the current study suggest that only modest gains in outcomes would likely be needed to justify delivering SBI in an EAP setting. |
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Alexander J Cowell; Jeremy W Bray; Jesse M Hinde |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-9-23 |
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Title: The journal of behavioral health services & research Volume: - ISSN: 1556-3308 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Sep |
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Created Date: 2011-9-22 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9803531 Medline TA: J Behav Health Serv Res Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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RTI International, 3040 Cornwallis Road, P.O. Box 12194, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA, cowell@rti.org. |
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