Detecting Selection Effects in Community Implementations of Family-Based Substance Abuse Prevention Programs

Laura G HILL; Scott G GOATES; Robert ROSENMAN

doi:10.2105/AJPH.2008.154112

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Detecting Selection Effects in Community Implementations of Family-Based Substance Abuse Prevention Programs

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Detecting Selection Effects in Community Implementations of Family-Based Substance Abuse Prevention Programs

Laura G HILL, Scott G GOATES and Robert ROSENMAN

American journal of public health (1971), Vol.100(4), pp.623-630

2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2008.154112

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https://hdl.handle.net/2376/105042

PMCID: PMC2836329

PMID: 20167902

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Drug addiction

Public health. Hygiene

Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry

Adult and adolescent clinical studies

Biological and medical sciences

Medical sciences

Drug addictions

Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine

Psychopathology. Psychiatry

Addictive behaviors

Planification. Prevention (methods). Intervention. Evaluation

Toxicology

To calculate valid estimates of the costs and benefits of substance abuse prevention programs, selection effects must be identified and corrected. A supplemental comparison sample is typically used for this purpose, but in community-based program implementations, such a sample is often not available. We present an evaluation design and analytic approach that can be used in program evaluations of real-world implementations to identify selection effects, which in turn can help inform recruitment strategies, pinpoint possible selection influences on measured program outcomes, and refine estimates of program costs and benefits. We illustrate our approach with data from a multisite implementation of a popular substance abuse prevention program. Our results indicate that the program's participants differed significantly from the population at large.

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Title: Detecting Selection Effects in Community Implementations of Family-Based Substance Abuse Prevention Programs
Creators: Laura G HILL - Department of Human Development, Washington State University, Pullman, United States
Scott G GOATES - School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, United States
Robert ROSENMAN - School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, United States
Publication Details: American journal of public health (1971), Vol.100(4), pp.623-630
Academic Unit: Office of the Provost; Community Health
Publisher: American Public Health Association; Washington, DC
Identifiers: 99900546774801842
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article