Mendoza Natasha S, Linley Jessica V, Nochajski Thomas H, Farrell Mark G
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Buffalo Center for Social Research, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. 685 Baldy Hall. Buffalo, NY 14260. Ph: 716-645-3381.
J Forensic Soc Work. 2013;3(1):56-68. doi: 10.1080/1936928X.2013.837418.
Drug court research is often challenged by study attrition. In this study, researchers attempted to predict study completion using variables traditionally associated with treatment attrition. Findings showed that participants who reported a need for additional help to resolve legal problems and who reported accessing outpatient treatments were more likely to complete the study at the three-month follow-up. The study also demonstrated a relationship between trauma-related symptoms and study attrition. Although sample size was a limitation with these pilot data, researchers are urged to examine attrition and increase efforts to engage drug court enrollees in research studies, especially those with trauma-related symptoms.
药物法庭研究常常受到研究对象流失的挑战。在这项研究中，研究人员试图使用传统上与治疗对象流失相关的变量来预测研究的完成情况。研究结果表明，那些表示需要额外帮助来解决法律问题且表示接受门诊治疗的参与者，在三个月的随访中更有可能完成研究。该研究还证明了创伤相关症状与研究对象流失之间的关系。尽管样本量是这些试点数据的一个限制因素，但仍敦促研究人员检查研究对象流失情况，并加大努力让药物法庭的参与者参与到研究中，尤其是那些有创伤相关症状的参与者。
