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Outdoor Behavioral Health Care: A Longitudinal Assessment of Young Adult Outcomes
Author(s) -
Roberts Sean D.,
Stroud Daniel,
Hoag Matthew J.,
Massey Katie E.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/jcad.12116
Subject(s) - wilderness , multilevel model , medicine , outcome (game theory) , behavior change , health care , young adult , gerontology , physical therapy , psychology , demography , ecology , pathology , machine learning , sociology , computer science , economics , biology , economic growth , mathematics , mathematical economics
This article details a 3‐year outdoor behavioral health care outcome study. Hierarchical linear modeling was used to analyze data from 186 young adults in a wilderness therapy program. Participants completed the Outcome Questionnaire–45.2 (Lambert et al., [Lambert, M. J., 2004]) 6 times from Week 1 to 18‐month postdischarge follow‐up. Results indicated that clinically and statistically significant change occurred in treatment. Rates of change varied, and posttreatment scores remained stable, thus demonstrating that in‐treatment gains were maintained. Implications and recommendations for future research are discussed.