Welcome to NADAbase

Last updated 27th July, 2023 | 0 topics

Self-administration

Last updated 3rd August, 2021 | 7 topics

Introduction

On the 16 October 2017 NADA rolled out the self-administrator functionality for our members in NADAbase. As part of the consultation process, delegate...

NADAbase Point of Contact

The Administrator will be the point of contact within their organisation for NADAbase in areas such as user login management and related security, pro...

User Login Management

Located in the ‘User List’ on the menu tab is where administrators will view and manage all users that have a NADAbase login. Radio button...

Adding a New User

Prior to adding a new user administrators should always check the organisation’s inactive user list in case the ‘new user’ was previ...

Setting a Password

The last stage of adding a new user is setting the password. This can be created using any combination. Once all necessary fields have been completed ...

Resetting Passwords and Editing User Details

From the User List select the relevant staff member. For example: selected here will be user: ‘richtest’. Click image to enlarge. This wi...

Enhancing Security - some tips

Ensure employees who have left the organisation are made inactive immediately. Consideration should be given to temporarily inactivating logins for st...

Client Outcome Measures (COMS) Organisation Options

Last updated 19th May, 2017 | 5 topics

Introduction

Client Outcomes Measures - Organisation Options

The COMS is designed in such a way that information from one survey domain informs and gives context to information from another survey domain, for ex...

Survey Stages

Within the Survey tab you can set the stages within a treatment episode that will be relevant to the service, i.e. those points at which you have dec...

Survey Options

The COMS database does not require programs/organisations to complete all the available surveys and instead NADAbase can be customised to best suit yo...

Reporting Options

To select which graphs and tables will always appear in any of the COMS reports, Click on the Reporting Options tab Select Yes next to those report...

COMS Reports: Interpretations and Scoring

Last updated 29th August, 2016 | 2 topics

Drug and Alcohol Use Domain

Severity of Dependence Scale The SDS was devised to provide a short, easily administered scale which can be used to measure the degree of dependence e...

Psychological Health

Psychological Health The Kessler 10+ scale is a widely used, simple self-report measure of psychological distress. This measure was designed for use i...

NADAbase Reports

Last updated 4th February, 2016 | 10 topics

Video Generating NADAbase Reports

NADAbase Reports Introduction

NADAbase has the capacity to produce a range of reports from NMDS, NSW MDS and COMS data, and these reports can be generated in a variety of formats. ...

Organisation Summary Report

To produce an Organisation Summary Report, hover your cursor over the Reports tab in the NADAbase menu. A drop-down list will appear providing you wit...

Episode Analysis Report

To produce an Episode Analysis Report, hover your cursor over the Reports tab in the NADAbase menu. A drop-down list will appear providing you with a ...

MDS/NMDS/BTOM Reports

To produce an MDS/NMDS/BTOM Report, hover your cursor over the Reports tab in the NADAbase menu. A drop-down list will appear providing you with a lis...

Produce Graphic Reports

To produce a Graphic Report, hover your cursor over the Reports tab in the NADAbase menu. A drop-down list will appear providing you with a list of al...

Organisation Treatment Outcomes Reports

To produce an Organisation Treatment Outcomes Report, hover your cursor over the Reports tab in the NADAbase menu. A drop-down list will appear provid...

Individual Client Reports

To generate client outcome reports, you should first search and then select the client. All client outcome reports (including all stage, episode and f...

Client Episode Report

The client episode report outlines outcomes for all stages within one defined treatment episode. Average SDS Score by Stage Graph A graph showing ...

Data Quality Check

To produce a Data Quality Check Report, hover your cursor over the Reports tab in the NADAbase menu. A drop-down list will appear providing you with a...

Navigating NADAbase

Last updated 25th September, 2018 | 21 topics

Video Navigating NADAbase

Logging in

Enter the URL http://www.nada.org.au to access the NADA website, then click the NADAbase button on the NADA home page OR enter the NADAbase URL dire...

Video Exploring the Main Menu

Overview of the Main Menu

If your organisation has more than one program or site covered under the same log in, at the next screen you will have to choose which program or site...

User Information

As a general rule it is good practice to change your password every 3-6 months. Ensure you have a combination of letters and numbers. To change your p...

Security and back up

The NADAbase is a web based online database system that supports all the major browsers and most mobile devices. NADAbase is hosted on Microsoft.NET ...

Video Entering Client Data

Searching and updating existing client information

The Client/Episode Information tab allows you to search, add a new client or enter information about an existing client. This part of the data base co...

Creating a new client

Click on the Add New Client button to create a new client Insert the new client code into the box provided and click on OK You will be taken to the Cl...

Sex/Gender Questions

You will notice that the question relating to sex has been expanded to acknowledge gender identity. It should be noted that this is a question that ne...

Sexuality Question

The question on sexual orientation is important to collect as it will contribute to improved service provision in a number of ways, not least becaus...

Statistical Linkage Key (SLK-581)

NADAbase is able to generate the SLK-581 by entering in client details including last name, first name, date of birth and sex. The SLK-581 is generate...

Adding or Updating Treatment Episode Details

Selecting the Episodes tab will take you to the Episodes screen and display all treatment episodes for that client code. If you would like to add a ne...

Service Contact Details

To enter service contact details, enter the date of the service contact, the clinician’s name, select the contact type from the drop down list and t...

Entering the Drug Use Items

The Drug Use tab is where you record the client’s principal drug of concern, other drugs of concern and method of drug use. At a minimum, you must...

Entering the Social Items

The Social Items tab is where you record the client’s income, living arrangements, usual accommodation and optional information such as blood born...

Saving the Treatment Episode Details

Once you have entered the treatment episode details into all three tabs, click the Save button to save the information. Note: You cannot save the tr...

Updating the Episode

You can update the episode information until such time as the episode is closed. To update the episode, search for the client and then select the Epi...

Client Outcome Measures

When you are ready to enter Client Outcome Measure data, select the Outcome Measures tab and it will bring you to a menu screen that displays all trea...

Consent to research

As the information entered into the COMS could potentially be used as deidentified data for research either by the organisation or by the sector as a ...

Adding Outcomes data

Note: For more information regarding all of the questions in the COMS Questionnaires Interpretation and Scoring section You will notice that the side ...

Client Outcome Measures (COMS)

Last updated 26th September, 2018 | 6 topics

Determining the Outcome Measurement Tools included in COMS

A project advisory committee was formed in late 2008, consisting of representatives from the NADA membership, NSW Ministry of Health (MHDAO and InforM...

Considerations for the outcomes data set

What is the tool designed to measure? Is the measure appropriate for use in a range of service types, with a range of client groups and by a range of ...

Final Outcomes Dataset

The following four outcome domains form the COMS Outcome Measures. 1. Drug and Alcohol Use: Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS), Drug and Alcohol Use &...

Guidelines for completing the Client Outcome Measures (COMS)

The COMS can be directly administered by a support worker or clinician, OR can be completed by the client (with the support of a worker) on paper or d...

Timeframe for completing questionnaires

While some questions in the COMS relate to a period of 3 months, the majority relate to a period of 4 weeks. This difference reflects the use of exist...

Privacy and Confidentiality

NADA members and users of NADAbase will generally be required to comply with the National Privacy Act including the 10 National Privacy Principles (19...

Introduction and Welcome to NADAbase.

Last updated 25th September, 2018 | 5 topics

Video Introduction

Welcome to NADAbase!

NADAbase is an online client treatment and outcomes database built and supported by NADA for its membership. NADA, is the Network of Alcohol and other...

Privacy and confidentiality

Whenever data regarding individuals, service provider organisations or funding departments is collected or disseminated, privacy and confidentiality i...

Abbreviations

A number of abbreviations are used in this tutorial and you will provided with them as they are introduced. However, there is an abbreviations guide p...

Rationale for the collection of accurate client descriptive and treatment outcomes data.

In recent years there has been an increasing focus on how best to identify and work with people with coexisting drug and alcohol and mental health iss...