| Using agency data for evidence-based programming: A university-agency collaboration. | |
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PMID: 22054530 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Agencies providing residential treatment are encouraged, or even mandated, to collect outcomes data and to implement evidence based practices, yet little guidance has been provided on how to do so using agency administrative data that are collected on an ongoing basis. We examined data on Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS) scores for 1608 admissions to a residential treatment center from 2002 through 2008. CAFAS scores were measured every 90 days, providing multiple CAFAS scores for each individual. Results demonstrated that on average residents improved in functioning over time. Sensitive to the evolving needs of residents who had been entering the program, the treatment center made significant program changes in 2006 to attempt to better serve residents through a broad array of specialized programming. Compared to the overall results, the analysis suggested that residents who entered the program since October 2006 appeared to have made larger improvements in their CAFAS scores. Results were derived by employing multilevel models appropriate for estimating growth trajectories with repeated measures data. Conversations with agency staff suggested that using administrative data, and advanced statistical models, were extremely helpful for organizational decision making and evidence-based programming. |
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Dale Fitch; Andrew Grogan-Kaylor |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2011-08-27 |
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Title: Evaluation and program planning Volume: 35 ISSN: 1873-7870 ISO Abbreviation: Eval Program Plann Publication Date: 2012 Feb |
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Created Date: 2011-11-07 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7801727 Medline TA: Eval Program Plann Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 105-12 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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University of Missouri, School of Social Work, 703 Clark Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, United States. |
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