Assessment of Posttreatment Follow-Up Evaluation Procedures with Alcohol-Abuse Patients: A Methodological Study

• Main Author: Till, Steven Michael
• Other Authors: Martin, Sander, 1939-
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: North Texas State University 1982
• Subjects: alcohol abuse; alcoholics; alcoholism treatments; Alcoholics > Rehabilitation.; Alcoholism > Treatment > Evaluation.
• Online Access: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc332072/

The purpose of this project was to clarify the methodological considerations involved in the posttreatment follow-up evaluation of alcohol-abuse patients. A two-part project was undertaken in an attempt to answer the follow-up questions of how and when to measure treatment effects with discharged alcoholics. In Part I, a large-scale survey was utilized to examine return rates across various program evaluation methods and time frames. In Part II, the predictive validity of scores received at short-term follow-up in relation to scores received at 1-year follow-up was assessed for measures of psychosocial functioning and alcohol consumption.