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Table 4 Means and standard deviations for individual elements by housing type

From: The housing first model (HFM) fidelity index: designing and testing a tool for measuring integrity of housing programs that serve active substance users

 

AB (n = 12)

HF/AB (n = 18)

HF (n = 21)

Element

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

1. Diverse staff

3.42

1.31

3.89

1.02

3.76

1.26

2. Minimum education requirements

3.92

1.51

4.17

1.54

4.67

0.97

3. Harm reduction and crisis…

2.75

1.71

3.61

1.69

3.48

1.72

4. Staff availability

4.67

0.78

4.50

1.04

3.71

1.49

5. Clinical staffing

2.83

1.34

3.39

1.09

3.57

1.33

6. Population served

2.58

1.00

2.61

1.04

2.67

0.91

7. Consumer outreach

2.50

1.31

2.67

1.24

2.90

1.48

8. Case management responsibilities

1.92

0.67

2.28

0.83

2.86

0.96

9. Termination guidelines

1.25

0.62

2.44

1.42

2.90

1.14

10. Termination policy enforcement

4.00

1.13

3.83

1.38

3.38

1.28

11. Flexible admissions policy

3.25

1.36

3.50

1.34

3.52

1.25

12. Flexible benefit/income policy

3.50

1.17

4.50

0.71

4.00

1.18

13. Consumer choice in housing…

2.67

1.78

1.83

1.15

3.43

1.43

14. Flexible housing relocation

2.08

1.44

1.61

1.04

3.14

1.53

15. Unit holding and continuation…

4.08

1.31

3.50

1.65

4.14

1.28

16. Flexible with missed rent payments

3.25

1.42

3.00

1.33

3.81

1.33

17. Flexible alcohol use policy

1.67

1.37

3.61

1.75

4.62

0.80

18. Flexible drug use policy

1.08

0.29

1.83

1.34

3.10

1.04

19. Eviction prevention

3.00

1.04

2.83

0.79

3.52

0.87

20. Consumer input into program

4.08

1.24

4.17

1.10

4.14

1.06

21. Low-demand service approach

3.50

1.45

3.72

1.23

4.10

1.04

22. Harm reduction approach…

2.08

1.16

3.00

1.41

4.76

0.54

23. Regular case management…

2.42

1.73

2.06

1.66

2.62

1.75

24. Small case load

3.83

0.94

3.78

1.17

4.10

0.94

25. Ongoing consumer education

1.00

0.00

2.17

1.29

2.81

1.29

26. Structure of housing

3.42

1.51

2.72

1.71

4.48

1.21

27. Fast placement into…

2.83

1.53

3.33

1.78

2.57

1.54

28. Temporary housing placement

2.67

1.87

3.00

1.97

1.71

1.38

29. Consumer is lease holder…

3.67

1.97

4.83

0.51

3.57

1.89