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Table 4 Predictors of abstinence from baseline to follow-up (N = 123 patients)

From: Improved drug-use patterns at 6 months post-discharge from inpatient substance use disorder treatment: results from compulsorily and voluntarily admitted patients

Parameter

Bivariate analysis

P valuea

Multivariate analysis

P valueb

OR (95 % CI)

 

OR (95 % CI)

Age

1.02 (0.98–1.06)

0.267

 

Female

1.27 (0.60–2.67)

0.528

 

Education (years)

1.05 (0.88–1.25)

0.619

 

Relationship status, single

0.56 (0.25–1.30)

0.175

0.45 (0.17–1.25)

0.127

Main diagnosis

1.23 (0.45–3.34)

0.687

 

Severity scores

 Non-injection use

2.59 (1.21–5.54)

0.014

3.36 (1.32–8.56)

0.011

 Years of using most problematic substance

1.01 (0.96–1.1)

0.699

 

 Overdoses

0.92 (0.43–1.97)

0.840

 

 Suicide attempts lifetime

1.32 (0.63–2.79)

0.456

  

Treatment variables

 Days in treatment

1.00 (0.98–1.02)

0.511

 

 Voluntary treatment

0.31 (0.14–0.68)

0.004

3.40 (1.29–8.93)

0.011

Follow-up variables

 Abstinence at follow-up

1.51 (0.63–3.66)

0.356

 

 Time in a controlled environment (days)c

1.07 (1.03–1.10)

<0.001

1.08 (1.04–1.12)

<0.001

  1. a P value obtained from bivariate logistic regression
  2. b P value obtained from multivariable logistic regression; multivariable analysis included variables with p values <0.20 in bivariate analyses
  3. cTime in controlled environment in last 30 days before follow-up interview