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Planning alcoholism services: a technique for projecting specific service needs.

W E Ford, J W Luckey

    The International Journal of the Addictions
    |April 1, 1983
    PubMed
    Summary

    A new method projects alcoholism treatment needs using data from 34 National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism programs. This approach calculates required beds and outpatient services based on patient contact rates for effective health services planning.

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    Area of Science:

    • Health Services Planning
    • Substance Abuse Treatment
    • Public Health

    Background:

    • Increasing emphasis on health services planning necessitates robust methods for projecting treatment needs.
    • Existing methods may not adequately capture the nuances of alcoholism treatment utilization.
    • Data from National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)-funded programs provide a basis for developing such a technique.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop and present a technique for projecting in-residence and outpatient alcoholism treatment and rehabilitation needs.
    • To provide a quantifiable method for health services planners to estimate resource allocation.
    • To analyze the utilization of alcoholism treatment services to inform future planning.

    Main Methods:

    • The methodology analyzes services data from 34 comprehensive alcoholism treatment programs funded by the NIAAA.

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  • For in-residence services, it calculates "beds per contact" by analyzing bed usage relative to patient encounters.
  • A similar approach is applied to project outpatient service needs, considering the target population size.

    • Main Results:

    • The technique allows for the determination of the number of beds required for a given service type to serve the admitted population.
    • It enables calculation of necessary beds per contact, accounting for individuals who do not require or receive services.
    • The product of "beds per contact" and the target population size yields the projected bed needs for specific service types.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed technique offers a data-driven approach to projecting alcoholism treatment and rehabilitation needs.
    • It provides a valuable tool for health services planning, particularly for resource allocation in treatment facilities.
    • Discussion includes the underlying assumptions, advantages, and disadvantages of the projection technique.