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Predictors of follow-up completion among runaway substance-abusing adolescents and their primary caretakers. |
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Community Mental Health Journal, 47(2), April 2011, pp.220-226. |
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0010-3853 |
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1573-2789 |
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Follow-up rates reported among longitudinal studies that focus on runaway adolescents and their families are relatively low. This study explored the factors that influence the follow-up completion rate among runaway adolescents (N = 140) and their primary caregivers. Follow-up completion rates decreased as the number of research assistants (RA) assigned to each case increased and as participants’ address changes increased. Additionally, among adolescents, more frequent alcohol use was associated with lower follow-up rates. The current findings suggest that researchers should (1) design their research so that one RA is assigned to each specific case, and (2) adjust their retention strategies to account for the differences in follow-up rates based upon the participants’ drug of choice and residential stability. |
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article; |
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families; longitudinal studies; research design; research methods; runaways; young people; |
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www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/profile.asp?guid=b838fc6a-184e-402a-89da-d56e812b1e0b |
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