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Table 1 Characteristics of non-participant agencies and leaders

From: Non-participants in policy efforts to promote evidence-based practices in a large behavioral health system

Leader/agency characteristics

Total non-participants

(N = 30)

Adopters

(N = 20)

Non-adopters

(N = 10)

 

n (SD)

n (SD)

n (SD)

Leader age

54.82 (12.10)

53.29 (12.80)

57.19 (11.07)

Years at agency

10.34 (8.16)

9.39 (7.33)

11.91 (9.53)

Years at position

7.56 (6.34)

6.87 (6.29)

8.70 (6.56)

Average number of clients served per year by leader’s agency

1049.81 (1030)

929.35 (928.66)

1225.18 (1188.01)

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

No knowledge of EBP initiatives

18 (60)

12 (60)

6 (60)

Knowledge of EBP initiatives

12 (40)

8 (40)

4 (40)

Applied/applying to initiatives

4 (13%)

4 (20)

0 (0)

  1. EBP evidence-based practice, NPAs non-participating agencies