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ArticleSubstance abuse : research and treatment2019

The Value of Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare for Adolescent Substance Users with Comorbid Conditions.

Michael Gass, Thomas Wilson, Brett Talbot, Anita Tucker, Melissa Ugianskis, Nicholas Brennan

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Article in Substance abuse : research and treatment, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Michael GassUniversity of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2050-3951
Thomas WilsonTrajectory® Healthcare Loveland, OH, USA.
Brett TalbotRedcliff Ascent, Enterprise, UT, USA.
Anita TuckerUniversity of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA.
Melissa UgianskisTrajectory® Healthcare Loveland, OH, USA.
Nicholas BrennanUniversity of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA.
University of New Hampshire · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The damage inflicted on our society by mental health and substance use issues is reaching epidemic proportions with few signs of abating. One new and innovative strategy for addressing these comorbid issues has been the development of outdoor behavioral healthcare (OBH). This study compared the effectiveness of three post-acute adolescent substance use situations: OBH, treatment as usual (TAU), and no structured treatment (NST). The simulated target population was 13-17 years old with comorbid substance use and mental health issues. When costs were adjusted for actual completion rates of 94% in OBH, 37% in TAU, and $0 for NST, the actual treatment costs per person were $27 426 for OBH and $31 113 for TAU. OBH also had a cost-benefit ratio of 60.4% higher than TAU, an increased Quality in Life Years (QALY) life span, societal benefits of an additional $36 100, and 424% better treatment outcomes as measured by the Youth Outcome Questionnaire (YOQ) research instrument.

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comorbiditycost-effectivenesssubstance use treatmenttreatment completion rates

Identifiers

PMID31456639
PMCPMC6702774
OpenAlexW2969785989

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Registered trials

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