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T1 - The treatment of telephone prompting on attendance for starting treatment and retention in treatment at a specialist alcohol clinic.
AU - Jackson, Katie R.
AU - Booth, Peter G.
AU - Salmon, Peter
AU - McGuire, James
N1 - PG Intake 2006
PY - 2009/11
Y1 - 2009/11
N2 - Objective: To examine the effects of telephone prompting on attendance for the start of treatment and retention in treatment in a specialist alcohol clinic. Method: The study setting was a specialist alcohol treatment clinic. Participants were 172 clients attending as out-patients. An ABABAB design was used with planned alternating conditions, respectively, with or without a telephone prompt the day before the client was due to attend, over a succession of six consecutive 4-week periods. Results: Clients who were prompted were more likely to start treatment and attend further treatment sessions than clients who were not prompted. Conclusions: Telephone prompting is a simple and effective way to improve attendance for the start of treatment and retention in alcohol treatment.
AB - Objective: To examine the effects of telephone prompting on attendance for the start of treatment and retention in treatment in a specialist alcohol clinic. Method: The study setting was a specialist alcohol treatment clinic. Participants were 172 clients attending as out-patients. An ABABAB design was used with planned alternating conditions, respectively, with or without a telephone prompt the day before the client was due to attend, over a succession of six consecutive 4-week periods. Results: Clients who were prompted were more likely to start treatment and attend further treatment sessions than clients who were not prompted. Conclusions: Telephone prompting is a simple and effective way to improve attendance for the start of treatment and retention in alcohol treatment.
U2 - 10.1348/014466509X457469
DO - 10.1348/014466509X457469
M3 - Journal article
VL - 48
SP - 437
EP - 442
JO - British Journal of Clinical Psychology
JF - British Journal of Clinical Psychology
SN - 0144-6657
IS - 4
ER -