Table 1 Study Measures and their Description

Outcome measures

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

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

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

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

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