Reiss M L, Bailey J S
J Appl Behav Anal. 1982 Fall;15(3):353-62. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1982.15-353.
One-hundred and twenty-five families in the Medicaid Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Program were assigned to one of five treatments to encourage parents to obtain health care service following the dental screening of their children: (a) a control procedure, in which parents were given a dentist's name; (b) a multiple contact procedure, in which parents received a postcard and two telephone call reminders; (c) a problem-solve procedure, in which a social worker aide conducted a brief session with the parent; (d) an incentive procedure, in which parents selected among four gifts that were contingent on seeking care; (e) an incentive + problem-solve procedure, in which the latter two treatments were combined. The multiple contact, incentive, and incentive + problem-solve techniques were significantly more effective in initiating dental visits than the control procedures. Families assigned to the intensive strategies were most likely to complete treatment. A cost-efficiency analysis showed the multiple contact technique to be a low-cost and highly effective procedure.
在医疗补助早期定期筛查、诊断和治疗项目中，125个家庭被分配到五种治疗方式之一，以鼓励父母在孩子接受牙科筛查后获得医疗服务：（a）一种对照程序，即给父母提供一位牙医的姓名；（b）多次接触程序，即父母收到一张明信片和两次电话提醒；（c）问题解决程序，即一名社会工作助理与父母进行简短面谈；（d）激励程序，即父母从四种取决于寻求治疗的礼物中进行选择；（e）激励+问题解决程序，即后两种治疗方式相结合。与对照程序相比，多次接触、激励和激励+问题解决技术在促使进行牙科就诊方面显著更有效。被分配到强化策略的家庭最有可能完成治疗。成本效益分析表明，多次接触技术是一种低成本且高效的程序。
