TY - JOUR
T1 - A pilot study of low-cost contingency management to increase attendance in an adolescent substance abuse program
AU - Branson, Christopher E.
AU - Barbuti, Anna Maria
AU - Clemmey, Philip
AU - Herman, Lisa
AU - Bhutia, Phintso
PY - 2012/3
Y1 - 2012/3
N2 - Numerous studies demonstrate the efficacy of contingency management (CM) for improving patient outcomes, yet it is rarely used in treatment settings due to the high cost of implementation. This quasi-experimental study (N = 52) examined the effect of a low-cost "Fishbowl" CM intervention on attendance/retention in an early intervention adolescent substance abuse program. The CM group attended significantly more sessions compared to the control group. Furthermore, the CM intervention costs $3.27 per patient per session. Our findings support the use of low-cost CM to improve adolescent attendance in clinical settings.
AB - Numerous studies demonstrate the efficacy of contingency management (CM) for improving patient outcomes, yet it is rarely used in treatment settings due to the high cost of implementation. This quasi-experimental study (N = 52) examined the effect of a low-cost "Fishbowl" CM intervention on attendance/retention in an early intervention adolescent substance abuse program. The CM group attended significantly more sessions compared to the control group. Furthermore, the CM intervention costs $3.27 per patient per session. Our findings support the use of low-cost CM to improve adolescent attendance in clinical settings.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84857202838&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2011.00204.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2011.00204.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 22332855
AN - SCOPUS:84857202838
SN - 1055-0496
VL - 21
SP - 126
EP - 129
JO - American Journal on Addictions
JF - American Journal on Addictions
IS - 2
ER -