ArticleJournal of substance abuse treatment2007
Are Washington Circle performance measures associated with decreased criminal activity following treatment?
Article in Journal of substance abuse treatment, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.
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39 citing papers in PubMed, 65 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Levels and predictors of participation in integrated treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women with problematic substance use.BMC public health · 2019Article
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- Developing an opioid use disorder treatment cascade: A review of quality measures.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2018Review
- Influencing quality of outpatient SUD care: Implementation of alerts and incentives in Washington State.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2017Article
- Quality of care measures for the management of unhealthy alcohol use.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2017Article
- Association Between Process-Based Quality Indicators and Mortality for Patients With Substance Use Disorders.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2017Article
- Development and psychometric validation of a novel patient survey to assess perceived quality of substance abuse treatment in South Africa.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2015Article
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Abstract
This study examines the association between adherence to during-treatment process measures of quality (defined as initiation and engagement in treatment as developed by the Washington Circle) and outcome measures (defined as arrests and incarcerations) in the following year. The data come from the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services administrative data system linked to data from state criminal justice agencies. Clients who initiated a new episode of outpatient treatment and who engaged in treatment were significantly less likely to be arrested or incarcerated in the following year. Initiation of substance abuse treatment alone, without engagement in treatment, was not significantly associated with arrests or incarcerations. These findings validate the clinical importance of the Washington Circle performance measures of initiation and engagement. Applying the "process-of-care" measures can make a difference when they are used as a target for quality improvement in treatment facilities.
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