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Table 2 Domain scores and group differences and in LQOLP domains as determined by the Mann–Whitney-U test

From: Benzodiazepine use, quality of life and psychiatric symptom burden in oral and injectable opioid agonist treatment: a cross-sectional study

Domain (scale range)

Total sample (n = 141)

Lifetime BZD use (n = 125)a

Prolonged BZD use (n = 61)a

Current BZD use (n = 82)a

Former BZD use (n = 43)b

p

r

M (SD)

p

r

M (SD)

p

r

M (SD)

p

r

M (SD)

p

r

M (SD)

Life overall (1–7)

–

–

4.29 (1.30)

0.019*

− 0.20

4.20 (1.27)

0.008**

− 0.22

3.98 (1.28)

0.004**

− 0.24

4.04 (1.28)

0.033*

0.19

4.51 (1.20)

Work and education (1–7)

–

–

4.12 (1.68)

0.015*

− 0.21

3.98 (1.64)

0.131

–

3.82 (1.59)

0.061

–

3.86 (1.64)

0.355

–

4.23 (1.64)

Leisure (1–7)

–

–

4.05 (1.44)

0.083

–

3.96 (1.42)

0.127

–

3.83 (1.28)

0.020*

− 0.20

3.81 (1.40)

0.076

–

4.27 (1.44)

Religion (1–7)

–

–

5.02 (1.56)

< 0.001***

− 0.33

4.85 (1.57)

< 0.001***

− 0.40

4.32 (1.71)

0.011*

− 0.26

4.67 (1.70)

0.186

–

5.19 (1.25)

Finances (1–7)

–

–

3.29 (1.60)

0.237

–

3.22 (1.53)

0.111

–

3.04 (1.43)

0.010*

− 0.22

2.98 (1.40)

0.019*

0.21

3.68 (1.67)

Living situation (1–7)

–

–

4.87 (1.33)

0.314

–

4.82 (1.34)

0.263

–

4.74 (1.29)

0.035*

− 0.18

4.68 (1.33)

0.062

–

5.10 (1.33)

Safety (1–7)

–

–

5.33 (1.26)

0.077

–

5.26 (1.29)

0.219

–

5.22 (1.23)

0.072

–

5.16 (1.34)

0.249

–

5.44 (1.17)

Family relations (1–7)

–

–

4.47 (1.44)

0.162

–

4.42 (1.41)

0.430

–

4.40 (1.46)

0.108

–

4.33 (1.50)

0.234

–

4.59 (1.22)

Social relations (1–7)

–

–

4.90 (1.22)

0.004**

− 0.24

4.79 (1.21)

0.002**

− 0.26

4.54 (1.21)

0.053

–

4.71 (1.26)

0.407

–

4.95 (1.11)

Health (1–7)

–

–

4.58 (1.20)

0.014*

− 0.21

4.49 (1.18)

< 0.001***

− 0.34

4.12 (1.10)

0.028*

− 0.18

4.41 (1.15)

0.209

–

4.64 (1.24)

Route of administration (1–7)

–

–

5.57 (1.29)

0.508

–

5.54 (1.32)

0.106

–

5.36 (1.40)

0.423

–

5.46 (1.42)

0.561

–

5.70 (1.10)

Total QoL (7–77)

–

–

49.03 (9.29)

0.004**

− 0.25

48.11 (8.85)

< 0.001***

− 0.28

46.17 (7.72)

< 0.001***

− 0.29

46.67 (8.79)

0.017*

0.21

50.86 (8.41)

  1. *Indicates p < 0.05; **indicates p < 0.01; ***indicates p < 0.001; acompared to the rest of the sample; bcompared to lifetime users with current use