A comparison of self-reported and phone-based fidelity for Assertive Community Treatment (ACT): A pilot study in Indiana
dc.contributor.author | McGrew, John H. | |
dc.contributor.author | White, Laura M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Stull, Laura G. | |
dc.contributor.author | Wright-Berryman, Jennifer | |
dc.contributor.department | Psychology, School of Science | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2025-05-30T07:52:49Z | |
dc.date.available | 2025-05-30T07:52:49Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: Monitoring fidelity of assertive community treatment (ACT) teams is costly. This study investigated the reliability and validity of a less burdensome approach: self-reported assessment. Methods: Phone-administered and self-reported assessments were compared for 16 ACT teams. Team leaders completed a self-report protocol providing information sufficient to score the Dartmouth Assertive Community Treatment Scale (DACTS). Two raters scored the DACTS using only self-reported information. Two additional raters conducted phone interviews with team leaders, verifying the self-reported data, and independently scored the DACTS. Results: DACTS total scores obtained via self-reported assessments were reliable and valid compared with phone-administered assessment on the basis of interrater consistency (intraclass correlation) and consensus (mean rating differences). Phone-administered assessments agreed with self-reported assessments within .25 scale points (out of 5 points) for 15 of 16 teams. Conclusions: A self-report approach could address concerns regarding costs of monitoring as part of a stepped approach to quality assurance. | |
dc.eprint.version | Author's manuscript | |
dc.identifier.citation | McGrew JH, White LM, Stull LG, Wright-Berryman J. A comparison of self-reported and phone-administered methods of ACT fidelity assessment: a pilot study in Indiana. Psychiatr Serv. 2013;64(3):272-276. doi:10.1176/appi.ps.001252012 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1805/48473 | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | American Psychiatric Association | |
dc.relation.isversionof | 10.1176/appi.ps.001252012 | |
dc.relation.journal | Psychiatric Services | |
dc.rights | Publisher Policy | |
dc.source | PMC | |
dc.subject | Mental disorders | |
dc.subject | Community mental health services | |
dc.subject | Patient care team | |
dc.title | A comparison of self-reported and phone-based fidelity for Assertive Community Treatment (ACT): A pilot study in Indiana | |
dc.type | Article |