Table 1 Pre-treatment demographic and clinical characteristics by treatment group
Variable | All patients (n = 122) | All Preference Trial patients (n = 74) | Preference Trial (n = 74) | Accepted for Self-Guided Only (n = 48) | Statistical Significancea χ2 or t-test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Guided (n = 60) | Self-Guided (n = 14) | Met Severity criteria but Out-of-Province (n = 48) | |||||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
Participant Pre-Treatment Characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
|  | Mean (SD) | 45.27 (13.39) | 45.61 (13.29) | 44.80 (13.09) | 49.07 (14.06) | 44.75 (13.67) | p = .28 |
|  | Range | 20–76 | 22–76 | 22–72 | 30–76 | 20–67 |  |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
|  | Men | 47 (38.5) | 29 (39.2) | 21 (35.0) | 8 (57.1) | 18 (37.5) | p = .14b |
| Â | Women | 74 (60.7) | 44 (59.5) | 38 (63.3) | 6 (42.9) | 30 (62.5) | |
| Â | Non-binary | 1 (0.8) | 1 (1.4) | 1 (1.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
|  | Single/never married | 25 (20.5) | 18 (24.3) | 16 (26.7) | 2 (14.3) | 7 (14.6) | p = .59 |
| Â | Married/common law | 77 (63.1) | 44 (59.5) | 35 (58.3) | 9 (64.3) | 33 (68.8) | |
| Â | Separated/divorced/widowed | 20 (16.4) | 12 (16.2) | 9 (15.0) | 3 (21.4) | 8 (16.7) | |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
|  | High school diploma or less | 25 (20.5) | 15 (20.3) | 10 (16.7) | 5 (35.7) | 10 (20.8) | p = .28 |
| Â | Post high school certificate/diploma | 47 (38.5) | 31 (41.9) | 26 (43.3) | 5 (35.7) | 16 (33.3) | |
| Â | University education | 50 (41.0) | 28 (37.8) | 24 (40.0) | 4 (28.6) | 22 (45.8) | |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
|  | Employed part-time/full time | 88 (72.1) | 51 (68.9) | 44 (73.3) | 7 (50.0) | 37 (77.1) | p = .09 |
| Â | Unemployed | 58 (27.9) | 23 (31.1) | 16 (26.7) | 7 (50.0) | 11 (22.9) | |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
|  | Caucasian | 109 (89.3) | 5 (87.8) | 54 (90.0) | 11 (78.6) | 44 (91.7) | p = .42 |
| Â | Indigenous | 6 (4.9) | 65 (6.8) | 3 (5.0) | 2 (14.3) | 1 (2.1) | |
| Â | Other | 7 (5.7) | 4 (5.4) | 3 (5.0) | 1 (7.1) | 3 (6.3) | |
Location | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
|  | Small rural location | 31 (25.4) | 19 (25.7) | 15 (25.0) | 4 (28.6) | 12 (25.0) | p = .89 |
|  | Small to medium city (10,000—200,000) | 36 (29.5) | 19 (25.7) | 15 (25.0) | 4 (28.6) | 17 (35.4) | |
| Â | Large city (over 200,000) | 55 (45.1) | 36 (48.6) | 30 (50.0) | 6 (42.9) | 19 (39.6) | |
Mental health characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
|  | Taking psychotropic medications | 62 (50.8) | 45 (60.8) | 41 (68.3) | 4 (28.6) | 17 (35.4) | p = .006 |
Years with alcohol problems | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
|  | 0–5 years | 57 (46.7) | 34 (45.9) | 25 (41.7) | 9 (64.3) | 23 (47.9) | p = .20 |
|  | 6–10 years | 25 (20.5) | 15 (20.3) | 12 (20.0) | 3 (21.4) | 10 (20.8) | |
| Â | More than 10 years | 40 (32.8) | 25 (33.8) | 23 (38.3) | 2 (14.3) | 15 (31.3) | |
Previously received treatment | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
|  | Yes | 42 (34.4) | 25 (33.8) | 23 (38.3) | 2 (14.3) | 17 (35.4) | p = .09 |
| Â | No | 80 (65.6) | 49 (66.2) | 37 (61.7) | 12 (85.7) | 31 (64.6) | |
Type of treatment received | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
|  | Alcoholics anonymous | 21 (17.2) | 15 (20.3) | 14 (23.3) | 1 (7.1) | 6 (12.5) | p = .18 |
|  | Individual/group psychotherapy or counselling | 23 (18.9) | 14 (18.9) | 13 (21.7) | 1 (7.1) | 9 (18.8) | p = .21 |
|  | Medical treatment | 7 (5.7) | 5 (6.8) | 5 (8.3) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (4.2) | p = .22 |