Table 2 Clinical practice, attitudes and referral practice towards TSGs.
Characteristics | N (%) or Mean (SD) |
|---|---|
Proportion of professionals actively referring any patient last week | 107 (38.4%) |
Proportion of patients referred to TSGs (364 of 2402 patients) | 15.2% |
Proportion of all patients considered to be "suitable" for TSG participation (1017 of 1965 patients *) | 51.8% |
Percentage of "suitable" patients referred to TSGs (342 of 1017 patients *) | 33.6% |
Personal attitude about TSGs (scale 0 – 10, score 10 is most positive) | 7.7 (1.6) |
Attitude about TSG subscale items (scale 0 – 10): | |
In your professional judgement, how helpful are TSGs? | 7.5 (1.9) |
How important are TSGs to the recovery process of patients? | 7.6 (1.9) |
How important are TSGs in the treatment system? | 7.3 (2.0) |
Harmfulness of TSGs (scale 0 – 10, score 10 is harmless) | 8.4 (1.6) |
Perceived openness for TSGs at workplace (scale 0 – 10) | 7.4 (2.5) |
Self efficacy for making TSG referrals (scale 0 – 10) | 5.2 (2.7) |
TSG knowledge scale score (scale 0 – 14) | 7.8 (3.2) |
Interest in obtaining more information about TSGs? (scale 0 – 10) | 7.1 (2.6) |
Integration and use of the 12-steps in daily treatment work (N = 275) | 59 (21.1%) |
Ever attended AA/NA meetings (N = 278) | 88 (31.5%) |