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Authors: Simon-Peter Neumer (RBUP), Joshua Patras (RBUP), Frode Adolfsen (RKBU Nord), Lene-Mari Rasmussen (RKBU Nord), Jo Magne Ingul (RKBU Midt), Kristin Ytreland (RKBU Midt), Ida Mari Haug (RKBU Nord), Carina Lisøy (RBUP), Kristin Martinsen (UiO)
Background: Barriers encountered when providing Evidence Based Interventions (EBI) in practice are well known, especially for indicated interventions in municipalities. These are due to the lack of systematic procedures for screening, limited access to EBIs, and shortage of resources for training and regular supervision of the staff. In addition, services with their own procedures (i.e., school, municipality, mental health) need to collaborate in order to work with this population.
Methods: The ECHO study (https://echo.r-bup.no/no), evaluated the original vs the hybrid versions of an indicative preventive intervention for children with emotional problems, and the use of a measurement feedback system (MFS) applying a 2x2x2 cluster randomized factorial design. The study involved 58 schools and N = 633 8–12 year-old primary school children across Norway.
The aim of the ECHO MFS was to support assessment and interventions related to emotional problems using feedback for service providers, thus optimizing the performance of services. MFS is free of charge and available and can be combined with various interventions.
Results: During the study phase 180 group leaders in interdisciplinary teams conducted combinations of interventions in 8 experimental conditions with N= 633 children. Selected results will present how barriers were overcome during the study phase in the indicative intervention.
Discussion: Despite the implementation of the interventions during the study, the continuous use of Emotion and the MFS in regular municipal services is challenging. It will be interesting to follow real world uptake of these interventions in the future.
| Conflict of interest | None |
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