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Table 2 Descriptive statistics on the hypothesized factors by program sustainment status

From: Associations between implementation characteristics and evidence-based practice sustainment: a study of the Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach

Characteristics

Non-sustainers

Sustainers

(n = 22)

(n = 46)

M (SD)/%

M (SD)/%

Setting

 Organizational focus (% substance use)

22.73

67.39

 No. of services offered

11.91 (3.04)

12.24 (2.5)

 Communications

23.95 (4.47)

22.95 (7.61)

 Funding stability

13.24 (3.67)

19.12 (6.51)

 Organizational capacity

26.37 (6.06)

24.73 (6.46)

 Partnerships

19.88 (6.84)

21.41 (6.73)

 Political support

21.87 (6.06)

23.63 (5.97)

 Program adaptation

28.30 (3.81)

26.27 (4.95)

 Program evaluation

27.61 (4.23)

26.45 (5.19)

 Strategic planning

20.37 (5.03)

22.03 (6.86)

Implementation

 No. of clinicians certified/employed at grant end

1.36 (1.26)

2.44 (1.51)

 No. of supervisors certified/employed at grant end

0.91 (0.87)

0.91 (0.72)

 No. of youth served during grant period

91.82 (48.28)

128.8 (100.9)

Intervention

 Complexity

7.77 (2.41)

5.78 (1.95)

 Implementation difficulty

16.27 (3.12)

14.85 (2.84)

 Perceived success

20.83 (3.90)

20.51 (2.90)

 Relative advantage

15.86 (3.65)

16.33 (1.93)