title: The review of new evidence 5 years later: SAMHSA's National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP).
abstract: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) decided that NREPP should offer a second review option for interventions that have already been reviewed and included in the registry for 5 years. Principals from 135 such interventions were invited to participate in a second review, and an exploratory study of the Principals' responses to this invitation was conducted. The study used a mixed-method approach, quantitatively describing characteristics of Principals and their interventions and qualitatively summarizing feedback from phone interviews with a convenience sample of Principals participating in a second review. Of the Principals invited, 21% accepted a second review, 24% were interested but unable or not ready to submit materials, and 56% did not accept or did not respond. Mental health treatment interventions were more likely to undergo a second review, and substance abuse treatment interventions were less likely. Similar percentages of interventions undergoing a second review had received funding from the National Institutes of Health (86%) and had been evaluated in a comparative effectiveness research study (79%). Overall ratings for interventions improved in each second review completed. The interviewed Principals perceived potentially lower ratings as the only risk in participating in a second review.
authors.affiliation: MANILA Consulting Group, Inc., 6707 Old Dominion Drive, McLean, VA 22101, United States. Electronic address: ejobli@manilaconsulting.net.
authors.forename: Edessa C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Jobli
authors.affiliation: MANILA Consulting Group, Inc., 6707 Old Dominion Drive, McLean, VA 22101, United States.
authors.forename: Stephen E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Gardner
authors.affiliation: MANILA Consulting Group, Inc., 6707 Old Dominion Drive, McLean, VA 22101, United States.
authors.forename: Anna B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Hodgson
authors.affiliation: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857, United States.
authors.forename: Alyson
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Essex
mesh_terms: D055317:Evidence-Based Practice / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012042:Registries; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D014481:United States; D014482:United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
keywords: Evidence based; Mental health; Program evaluation; Quality of research; Readiness for dissemination; Review; Substance abuse