Focus on Families (FOF) Study
FOF is a follow-up study of a randomized clinical trial of an intervention with parents in methadone treatment and their families. The goal of the selective intervention was to prevent parents’ relapse, help them cope with relapse if it occurred, and reduce the likelihood of substance abuse among their children.
This follow-up study involves the collection and analysis of data on families from the original FOF sample 10 years after they were last interviewed.
Learn more about FOF.
Project Highlights/Unique Features
- 10-year follow-up study of 144 Parents and their 178 children.
- A unique challenge of this study was locating this high risk sample after 10 years with no contact. We successfully located 98% of the original sample.
- Interviewed 86% percent of the surviving original sample.
FOF Completion Rates*
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| Face to face | # | 108 | 100 | | % | 98% | 90% | | Face to face | # | 173 | 147 | | % | 98% | 83% |
*Completion Rate = total surveyed / surviving (living) sample.
**Original study included children aged 3-15.
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