Festinger, D. S., Lamb, R. J., Kirby, K. C., & Marlowe, D. B. (1996).
The accelerated intake: A method for increasing initial attendance to outpatient cocaine treatment.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,
29, 387-389.
We examined whether offering an accelerated (same-day) versus a
standard (1- to 7-day delay) intake appointment increased initial
attendance at an outpatient cocaine treatment program.
Significantly more of the subjects who were offered an
accelerated intake (59%) attended than those who were given a
standard intake (33%), (chi)2 (2, N = 78) = 4.198,
p < .05. The accelerated intake procedure appears to be
useful for enhancing enrollment in outpatient addiction
treatment.
DESCRIPTORS: drug abuse treatment, adherence, appointment keeping,
call-appointment interval