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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Feb 26.
Published in final edited form as: Women Crim Justice. 2015 Oct 1;26(2):99–121. doi: 10.1080/08974454.2015.1067173

TABLE 2.

Questionnaire Wording of Relevant Measures Across Studies and Associated Statistics

Study baseline measures and statistics
Variable GRTP wording M (SD) or % TISAT wording M (SD) or % LOFFDI wording M (SD) or %
Number of substances “Indicate how many times
 [substance] used in past 30 days”
 [count of responses >0]
1.9 (.2) “In the year prior to entering
 prison this last time, did you
 use …?” [count of responses
 >0]
2.5 (.2) “In the year prior to entering
 prison this last time, did you
 use …?” [count of responses
 >0]
2.2 (.2)
Psychiatric status ASI Psychiatric Composite score
 (8 items; past 7 days)
0.19 (.2) BSI Global Severity Index score
 (53 items; past 7 days)
0.32 (.5) BSI Global Severity Index score
 (53 items; past 7 days)
0.55 (.6)
Self-efficacy* 15 items 2.4 (.1) 15 items 2.6 (.1) 20 items 2.7 (.1)
Number of traumatic
 events*
Posttraumatic stress disorder
 [12 items categorized as either
 nonsexual assault, sexual assault,
 accident/illness, or other] [0–4]
2.8 (.14) Trauma history (NESARC)
 [18 items categorized as either
 nonsexual assault, sexual
 assault, accident/illness, or
 other] [0–4]
2.7 (.11) Posttraumatic stress disorder
 [12 items categorized as either
 nonsexual assault, sexual
 assault, accident/illness, or
 other] [0–4]
2.5 (.14)
Prior mental health
 treatment*
“How many times have you been
 treated for any psychological or
 emotional problems?
54% “Have you ever stayed overnight
 for treatment of any emotional
 or mental health problems?
 Have you ever had outpatient
 treatment or counseling for a
 mental health or emotional
 problem?”
[if >0 to either question = yes]
39% “Have you ever stayed overnight
 for treatment of any emotional
 or mental health problems?
 Have you ever had outpatient
 treatment or counseling for a
 mental health or emotional
 problem?”
[if >0 to either question = yes]
Number of arrests “How many times in your life have
 you been arrested and charged with
 the following …?”
 [count of all indicated charges]
16.0 (2.2) “How many times have you been
 arrested in your life, including
 juvenile detention?”
12.1 (1.1) “How many times have you been
 arrested in your life, including
 juvenile detention?”
16.3 (2.0)

Note: GRTP = Gender-Responsive Treatment in Prison; TISAT = Trauma-Informed Substance Abuse Treatment; LOFFDI = Liberating Our Families From Drugs and Incarceration; ASI = Addiction Severity Index Lite; BSI = Brief Symptom Inventory; NESARC = National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions.

*

Significant differences between studies (p < .05).