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Table 1 Included study sample description

From: Cost analysis in implementation studies of evidence-based practices for mental health and substance use disorders: a systematic review

Author

Year

Journal

Area of Behavioral Health

EBP

Sample Size (unit of analysis)

Implementation Framework

Phases (pre-implementation, implementation, sustainability)

Cost Type

Economic Study Design

Economic Perspective

Dopp et al

2018

Behavior Therapy

Behavioral health & juvenile justice

Multisystemic therapy

1,869 (children)

Context and Implementation of ComplexInterventions framework

Implementation

Direct Service Costs

Cost-benefit analysis

Taxpayer

Dopp et al.

2017

Psychological Services

Youth mental health

Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy

574 (clinicians) & 1,410 (youth)

Learning Collaborative

Combines pre-implementation & implementation

Direct Implementation Costs and Indirect Implementation Costs

Cost effectiveness analysis

Organization

Fisher et al

2017

Population Health Management

Geriatric Mental Health

Remote learning and mentoring program

154 (clinicians)

None

Implementation

Direct Service Costs

Direct costing

Organization

Greer et al

2014

Administration and Policy in Mental Health

Children's mental health

Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy

90 (children)

None

Implementation

Direct Service Costs

Direct costing

Organization

King et al.

2018

Translational Behavioral Medicine

Alcohol Use

Screening and brief intervention for alcohol misuse

3 (health systems in 3 states)

Sustainment Evaluation using Program Sustainability Assessment Tool

Sustainability

Qualitative Cost Categories

Direct costing

Organization

Knusden & Roman

2015

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Addiction treatment

Various evidenced-based treatments and practices

307 (organizations)

Typology of level of EBP adoption

Pre-implementation, Implementation, & Sustainability

Qualitative Cost Categories

Direct costing

Organization

Lang & Connell

2017

Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research

Children's Behavioral Health

Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy

10 (clinics)

Implementation Cost Survey

Pre-implementation, & Implementation

Direct Implementation Costs

Direct costing

Organization

Lee, Walker & Bishop

2016

Psychiatric Services

Mental health & juvenile justice

Psychiatric practice guidelines

3 (facilities)

None

Implementation

Direct Service Costs

Direct costing

Facility

McKee et al

2013

Journal of Dual Diagnosis

Co-occurring disorders

3 month integrated treatment program

155 (individuals with co-occurring disorders)

Transformation, implementation and present evaluation

Implementation

Direct Service Costs

Direct costing

Organization

Palinkas et al.

2017

Health Research Policy and Systems

Adolescent Mental health

Various evidenced-based practices

75 (agency chief executive officers/ program directors)

Agency leadership model of implementation

Pre-implementation, Implementation, & Sustainability

Qualitative Cost Categories

Direct costing

Organization,

Staff,

Consumers

Rollins et al.

2017

Administration and Policy in Mental Health

Veteran's mental health

Assertive community treatment

32 (VA mental health management teams)

Comparison of three fidelity measures: on-site, phone, and expert-scored self-report

Implementation

Direct Implementation Costs

Direct costing

Organization,

Staff

Roundfield & Lang

2017

Psychiatric Services

Child Traumatic Services

Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy

14 (community mental health agencies)

Sustainment Phase Costs

Combines pre-implementation & implementation

Direct Implementation Costs and Indirect Implementation Costs

Direct costing

Organization

Saldana

2014

Implementation Science

Child services

Unspecified

75 (sites)

Stages of Implementation Completion

Pre-implementation, Implementation, & Sustainability

Qualitative Cost Categories

Direct costing

Organization

Shi et al

2016

American Journal of Managed Care

Depression

Quality measures

17 (multi-stakeholder community coalitions)

None

Implementation

Qualitative Cost Categories

Direct costing

Society

Stewart et al

2016

Psychiatric Services

Mental health

Unspecified

49 (agency/ policy leaders)

Implementation Science

Pre-implementation, Implementation, & Sustainability

Qualitative Cost Categories

Direct costing

Organization

Suarez et al.

2014

Hawai'i Journal of Medicine & Public Health

Children's mental health

Gender-responsive trauma-informed care

72 (youth)

None

Implementation

Direct Service Costs

Direct costing

Society

Swain et al

2010

Community Mental Health Journal

Serious mental illness

Assertive community treatment, Family psychoeducation, Integrated dual disorders treatment, Illness management and recovery, Supported employment

49 (sites)

None

Sustainability

Qualitative Cost Categories

Direct costing

Organization

Swenson et al

2000

Children's Services: Social Policy, Research, and Practice

Maltreated children in state custody

Interagency collaboration

45 (families)

None

Implementation

Direct Implementation Costs and Direct Service Costs

Direct costing

Interagency

Collaboration

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