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ArticleHealth services research2021

An equivalence analysis of provider education in youth mental health care.

Elizabeth A McGuier, Scott D Rothenberger, Abbey Friedman, David J Kolko

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Article in Health services research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Elizabeth A McGuierDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6219-6358
Scott D RothenbergerDepartment of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Abbey FriedmanWestern Psychiatric Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
David J KolkoDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4076-8287
University of Pittsburgh · USUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center · US

Funding

NRSA Training CoreTL1TR001858 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI RADOMSKI, THOMAS, RUBIO, DORIS M · 2016 to 2025
$11.1M
CLINICAL RESEARCH TRAINING IN CHILD PSYCHIATRYT32MH018951 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI TINA R GOLDSTEIN · 1990 to 2026
$9.7M
Treatment of Child Physical Abuse: Effectiveness TrialR01MH074737 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI KOLKO, DAVID · 2006 to 2010
$2.9M
NCATS NIH HHS TL1 TR001858NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH074737NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH018951
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo test for equivalence between providers with and without advanced degrees in multiple domains related to delivery of evidence-based treatment. DATA SOURCE: Provider and client data from an effectiveness trial of Alternatives for Families: A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (AF-CBT) in a major metropolitan area in the United States. STUDY

designWe tested for equivalence between providers (N = 182) with and without advanced degrees in treatment-related knowledge, practices, and attitudes; job demands and stress; and training engagement and trainer-rated competence in AF-CBT. We also conducted exploratory analyses to test for equivalence in family clinical outcomes. DATA COLLECTION: Providers completed measures prior to randomization and at 6-month follow-up, after completion of training and consultation in AF-CBT. Children and caregivers completed assessments at 0, 6, 12, and 18 months. PRINCIPAL

findingsProviders without advanced degrees were largely non-inferior to those with advanced degrees in treatment-related knowledge, practices, and attitudes, while findings for job demands and stress were mixed. Providers without advanced degrees were non-inferior to providers with advanced degrees in consultation attendance (B = -1.42; confidence interval (CI) = -3.01-0.16; margin of equivalence (Δ) = 2), number of case presentations (B = 0.64; CI = -0.49-1.76; Δ = 2), total training hours (B = -4.57; CI = -10.52-1.37; Δ = 3), and trainer-rated competence in AF-CBT (B = -0.04; CI = -3.04-2.96; Δ = 4), and they were significantly more likely to complete training (odds ratio = 0.66; CI = 0.10-0.96; Δ = 30%). Results for clinical outcomes were largely inconclusive.

conclusionsProvider-level outcomes for those with and without advanced degrees were generally comparable. Additional research is needed to examine equivalence in clinical outcomes. Expanding evidence-based treatment training to individuals without advanced degrees may help to reduce workforce shortages and improve reach of evidence-based treatments.

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Academic SuccessHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeAdolescentAge FactorsChildChild, PreschoolClinical CompetenceCognitive Behavioral TherapyEthnicityFamily TherapyHumansMental Health ServicesOccupational Stresseducationevidence-based practicehealth workforceimplementation sciencemental health services

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PMID33844276
PMCPMC8143690
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