From: Therapeutic community drug treatment success in Peru: a follow-up outcome study
Measures1 | Description2 |
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Outcome measures | Â |
Use of all illicit drugs 30 days prior to treatment (retrospective) vs. no use at the six month follow-up | 1 = Yes, 0 = No |
Use of PCB(Coca paste), cocaine, cannabis 30 days prior to treatment (retrospective) vs. no use at the six month follow-up | 1 = Yes, 0 = No |
Use of alcohol use to intoxication 30 days prior to treatment vs. no use at the six month follow-up | 1 = Yes, 0 = No |
Treatment measures | Â |
Length of Stay (per 100 days) | .3 – 11 |
TC Model Implementation fidelity scale3 | 39% – 95%; (7 items; alpha = .65) |
Treatment satisfaction4 | 1 = Very Satisfied, 2 = Somewhat Satisfied, 3 = Somewhat Dissatisfied, 4 = Very Dissatisfied (2 items; alpha = 0.69) |
Training intensity | 1 = 6–8 weeks of Daytop training in Peru v. 2 weeks of Daytop training in Peru, 0 = other |
Director attended Daytop training in 1999 | 1 = Yes 0 = No |
Organization characteristics | Â |
Organization certified by Pervuvian Ministry of Health? | 1 = Yes, 0 = No |
Length of operation (years) | 2 – 22 |
Number of paid full-time staff | 0 – 32 |
Number of paid program professionals | 0 – 17 |
Number of paid part-time and contract staff | 0 – 11 |
Planned length of stay | 12 months |
 | 6 – 11 months |
Number of clients served in 2002 | 8 – 580 |
Number of clients participating in Follow-up | 2 – 33 |
Age of clients served | 18 – 77 years |
Classification of program | 1 = TC, 0 = Non-TC |
Number of Treatment Models Used | 0 – 10 |
Percentage of clients that dropped out before 30 days | 0 – 64 |
Director characteristics | Â |
Ethnicity | 0 = non-Mestizo, 1 = Mestizo |
Gender | 0 = Female, 1 = Male |
Age | 30 – 54 |
Education | 1 = Primary School, 2 = Secondary School, 3 = Technical School Incomplete, 4 = Technical School Complete, 5 = Some University, 6 = University 4 year Degree, 7 = Higher than 4 year University Degree |
Years in Organization | 3 months – 22 years |
Director attended Daytop training | 1 = Yes, 0 = No |
Director attended other TC training | 1 = Yes – one or more, 0 = None |
Recover Alcoholic or Drug Addict? | 1 = Yes, 0 = No |
Consult with staff before new policies are implemented | 0 = Never, 1 = Rarely, 2 = Sometimes, 3 = Often, 4 = Very Often |
Directly involved in clients' treatment plan | 1 = Rarely, 2 = Sometimes, 3 = Often, 4 = Very Often |
Amount of time spent individually with each client | 1 = One or more hours, 0 = Less than one hour |
Use of Research | 0 = Never, 1 = Rarely, 2 = Sometimes, 3 = Often, 4 = Very Often |
Former Client characteristics | Â |
Ethnicity | 0 = non-Mestizo, 1 = Mestizo |
Age | 18 – 77 |
Education | 1 = Primary School, 2 = Secondary School, 3 = Any Technical School 4 = Some University, 5 = University 4 year Degree or more |
Employment Status | 1 = Employed Part or Full Time, 0 = Not Employed |
Marital Status | 1 = Married, 0 = Not Married |
Participation in other treatment | 1 = One or Two Kinds, 0 = None |
Perceived stigma5 | 0 = low, 6 = high (9 items; alpha = .80) |
Client propensity score | Predicted covariate to adjust attrition effect |