Perceived family cohesion, social support, and quality of life in patients undergoing treatment for substance use disorders compared with patients with mental and physical disorders

Table 2 Family and social support, health variables and QoL (N = 518)

Variables	PD N = 195	MD N = 194	SUD N = 129	p value^a	PD/MD^b	PD/SUD^b	MD/SUD^b
No partner, N (%)	25 (13)	57 (29)	49 (38)	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	ns
Family cohesion sum score^c, mean (SD)	42.8 (5.8)	40.2 (7.8)	38.8 (8.9)	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	ns
Social support sum score^d, mean (SD)	40.1 (6.7)	35.5 (7.4)	36.1 (7.3)	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	ns
Problematic substance use^e (in lifetime), N (%)	6 (3)	27 (14)	72 (56)	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
Mental distress^f, mean (SD)	1.71 (0.58)	2.45 (0.74)	1.89 (0.71)	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.05	< 0.001
Future uncertainty about the illness, N (%)	160 (82)	141 (73)	45 (35)	< 0.001	< 0.05	< 0.001	< 0.001
Duration of the illness (years), mean (SD)	4.5 (9.7)	10.3 (9.9)	13.0 (11.5)	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.05
Quality of life (QoL)^g, mean (SD)	0.66 (0.14)	0.50 (0.16)	0.62 (0.17)	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.05	< 0.001

PD physical disorders group, MD mental disorders group, SUD substance use disorder group
^aOverall p value for difference between groups obtained from the chi-square test for categorical and ANOVA test for continuous variables
^bp value for pair-wise tests were obtained from the chi-square test or Student’s t test
^cFamily cohesion was measured with the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales (FACES-III)
^dSocial support was measured with the Interpersonal Support Evaluation List (ISEL)
^eProblematic substance use was measured with the CAGE-AID
^fMental distress was measured with the Hopkin’s Symptom Check List-10—score 1–4
^gQuality of Life was measured with the QoL-5, score 0.1–0.9

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