2007
Cost‐effectiveness of prize‐based contingency management in methadone maintenance treatment programs
Sindelar JL, Olmstead TA, Peirce JM. Cost‐effectiveness of prize‐based contingency management in methadone maintenance treatment programs. Addiction 2007, 102: 1463-1471. PMID: 17645428, PMCID: PMC3072844, DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2007.01913.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrize-based contingency managementUsual careContingency managementStimulant-negative urine samplesUrine samplesNational Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials NetworkTreatment programMethadone maintenance treatment programIncremental costBaseline urine samplesMulti-site clinical trialMaintenance treatment programMethadone maintenance clinicsClinical Trials NetworkCommunity treatment programsCost-effectiveness studiesCost of treatmentCost-effectiveness analysisPresence of stimulantsCM conditionClinical trialsCommunity clinicsMaintenance clinicsEffectiveness trialTreatment outcomes
2006
Cost-effectiveness of prize-based incentives for stimulant abusers in outpatient psychosocial treatment programs
Olmstead TA, Sindelar JL, Petry NM. Cost-effectiveness of prize-based incentives for stimulant abusers in outpatient psychosocial treatment programs. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2006, 87: 175-182. PMID: 16971054, PMCID: PMC1950254, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2006.08.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUsual careStimulant abusersClinical trialsPatient outcomesNational Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials NetworkDrug abuse treatment clinicsAbstinence-based incentivesIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioUsual care groupPrimary patient outcomeRandomized clinical trialsClinical Trials NetworkPsychosocial treatment programCost-effectiveness ratioCost-effectiveness analysisCare groupTreatment clinicsStimulant abstinenceAcceptability curvesAbstinence timeTreatment programTrials NetworkIncremental costCareIncentive group
2004
Creating an aggregate outcome index: Cost-effectiveness analysis of substance abuse treatment
Sindelar J, Jofre-Bonet M. Creating an aggregate outcome index: Cost-effectiveness analysis of substance abuse treatment. The Journal Of Behavioral Health Services & Research 2004, 31: 229-241. PMID: 15263863, DOI: 10.1007/bf02287287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCost-effectiveness analysisAddiction Severity Index dataPolicy decisionsIndex dataSingle indexVariety of outcomesSingle outcome measureFundingDecisionsIndexCost-effectiveness analysis of addiction treatment: paradoxes of multiple outcomes
Sindelar JL, Jofre-Bonet M, French MT, McLellan AT. Cost-effectiveness analysis of addiction treatment: paradoxes of multiple outcomes. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2004, 73: 41-50. PMID: 14687958, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2003.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcoholismAmbulatory CareCase ManagementData CollectionData Interpretation, StatisticalFemaleFinancing, GovernmentFollow-Up StudiesHumansIllicit DrugsMaleOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePhiladelphiaPrepaid Health PlansRehabilitationRehabilitation, VocationalReproducibility of ResultsSocial AdjustmentSocial WorkSubstance-Related DisordersUrban Health ServicesConceptsCost-effectiveness analysisDrug Abuse Treatment Cost Analysis ProgramCost-benefit analysisCost-effectiveness ratioEmpirical examplePolicy inferencesEconomic analysisEconomic evaluationConflicting implicationsCost dataPaper identifiesMethodological principlesVariety of outcomesMultiple outcomesRange of outcomesSingle outcomeDifferent outcomesEmploymentAppropriate approachImplicationsParadox