Cost and cost-effectiveness of computerized vs. in-person motivational interventions in the criminal justice system.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Although substance use is common among probationers in the United States, treatment initiation remains an ongoing problem. Among the explanations for low treatment initiation are that probationers are insufficiently motivated to seek treatment, and that probation staff have insufficient training and resources to use evidence-based strategies such as motivational interviewing. A web-based intervention based on motivational enhancement principles may address some of the challenges of initiating treatment but has not been tested to date in probation settings. The current study evaluated the cost-effectiveness of a computerized intervention, Motivational Assessment Program to Initiate Treatment (MAPIT), relative to face-to-face Motivational Interviewing (MI) and supervisio

SUBMITTER: Cowell AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5831724 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature