More on the Outcome Assessment Project in Massachusetts

• Topics in Outcome Assessment by Ellen A. Dornelas, Ph.D., 9/24/96
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    • Outcome Assessment Project by Elaine Kersten, Ed.D., 1/17/97
      
      

I'm very interested in hearing more and I probably speak for the many people who read the forum but don't actually post a question or comment. This sounds like a sophisticated system with a rich data set for analyses. Can you talk more about the size of your program (number of patients)? Also do you follow the patients after they leave the program and if so, for how many months? How does the tracking system work (in terms of follow-up) if the patient leaves the program but is later re-admitted? In terms of data analyses, do you have particular models that seem to lend themselves to these type of longitudinal data sets with no control group? I imagine that it depends on the question at hand, but if you have particular examples, it would be interesting to hear more about the actual data.

I hope that isn't too many questions, but I appreciate your being willing to discuss this fascinating project.

• Outcome Assessment Project: Western Mass by Elaine Kersten, Ed.D., 2/4/97