Assessing substance abuse treatment needs among the homeless
A telephone-based interactive voice response system
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11033714 |
|---|---|
| Authors | S A Aiemagno (Cleveland State University), Diane Cochran, Thomas E Feucht, Richard C Stephens, J M Butts, Sara Wolfe (0000-0002-9399-4029), S A Wolfe (0000-0001-7255-1184) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 86 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 1626-1628 |
| Publication date | 1996-11-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.86.11.1626 |
| PMID | 8916533 |
| OpenAlex | W2068047096 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 19 |
OBJECTIVES: We report on a pilot project that used a telephone-based interactive voice response system accessed by cellular phones at diverse sites, to interview homeless persons on their need for alcohol and other drug treatment. METHODS: Using this technique we surveyed 207 homeless adults at eight shelters in Cleveland, Ohio. RESULTS: The cellular approach was comparable to human-administered interviews in reliability and validity and yielded higher self-reported levels of drug use. CONCLUSIONS: Cellular telephones and interactive voice response interviewing systems can be useful tools in assessing for the health-service needs of difficult-to-reach populations
Interactive voice response · Interview · Psychiatry · Substance abuse · Substance use · Telecommunications · Telephone interview · Computer Science · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes · Survey Methodology and Nonresponse
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
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| Citation span | 2014 - 2014 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |