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Daily Automated Telephone Assessment and Intervention Improved 1-Month Outcome in Paroled Offenders
- Source :
- International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. 64:735-752
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- SAGE Publications, 2014.
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Abstract
- This randomized trial evaluates whether automated telephony could be used to perform daily assessments in paroled offenders ( N = 108) during their first 30 days after leaving prison. All subjects were called daily and answered assessment questions. Based on the content of their daily assessments, subjects in the intervention group received immediate feedback and a recommendation by automated telephony, and their probation officers also received a daily report by email. The outcome variables were analyzed using linear mixed models. The intervention group showed greater improvement than the control group in the summary scores ( M = 9.6, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [0.5, 18.7], p = .038), in mental symptoms ( M = 4.6, CI = [0.2, 9.0], p = .042), in alcohol drinking ( M = 0.8, CI = [0.1, 1.4], p = .031), in drug use ( M = 1.0, CI = [0.5, 1.6], p = .000), and in most stressful daily event ( M = 1.9, CI = [1.1, 2.7], p = .000). In conclusion, automated telephony may be used to follow up and to give interventions, resulting in reduced stress and drug use, in paroled offenders.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Psychological intervention
Intervention group
Feedback
Pathology and Forensic Medicine
law.invention
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Randomized controlled trial
Risk Factors
law
Intervention (counseling)
medicine
Humans
Psychiatry
Applied Psychology
Sweden
Mental symptoms
Criminals
Middle Aged
Confidence interval
Telephone
Recidivism
Physical therapy
Female
Substance use
Brief intervention
Psychology
Community Integration
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15526933 and 0306624X
- Volume :
- 64
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....fa8a122a9673f911f65b56f61c74220f