Table 1 Pre-treatment characteristics and treatment courses of patients referred to outpatient psychosocial treatment before and after implementation of the clinical pathway (CP)
From: Implementation of a clinical pathway may improve alcohol treatment outcome
Variables | Cohort 1 (before CP) (N = 228) | Cohort 2 (after CP) (N = 309) | p values |
|---|---|---|---|
Sociodemographic | |||
Female (%) | 27.6 | 29.4 | 0.645 |
Age (mean) | 43.2 (10.5) | 44.1 (10.7) | 0.364 |
Education in yrs (mean) | 9.6 (1.5) | 9.6 (1.5) | 0.818 |
Currently cohabiting (%) | 46.9 | 49.2 | 0.604 |
ICD - diagnostic | |||
F10.1. Harmful use (%) | 16.2 | 13.2 | 0.459 |
F10.2. Dependence syndrome (%) | 83.8 | 86.8 | |
ASI problem scores a (mean) | |||
Medical | 0.317 (0.336) | 0.321 (0.351) | 0.954 |
Employment | 0.557 (0.290) | 0.540 (0.302) | 0.496 |
Alcohol use | 0.538 (0.235) | 0.604 (0.238) | 0.002 |
Drug use | 0.015 (0.050) | 0.012 (0.046) | 0.052 |
Legal status | 0.032 (0.100) | 0.028 (0.083 | 0.978 |
Family/social | 0.220 (0.221) | 0.217 (0.236) | 0.453 |
Psychiatric | 0.226 (0.227) | 0.219 (0.219) | 0.685 |
Treatment course | |||
Treatment sessions (mean) | 6.6 (5.3) | 6.1 (4.7) | 0.234 |
Treatment length in days (mean) | 149 (125.6) | 144 (121.9) | 0.612 |
Retention in treatment for 6 months (%) | 47 | 40 | 0.326 |