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Table 1 Baseline sociodemographic variables and mental stress scores for patients with substance use disorders

From: Perceived coercion to enter treatment among involuntarily and voluntarily admitted patients with substance use disorders

Variable

IA

VA

P-value

Age, years, mean (SD)

28.52 (10.6)

30.43 (8.6)

0.177

Female, n (%)

35 (27.1)

31 (49)

0.002

Education

 Years in primary school and high school, mean (SD)

10.58 (1.4)

10.63 (1.6)

0.848

 Years in college and university, mean (SD)

0.28 (0.9)

0.18 (0.8)

0.442

Sources of financial supporta, b

 Employment, n (%)

6 (10)

21 (17)

0.236

 Public welfare benefits, n (%)

57 (95)

109 (86)

0.064

 Partner, family, or friends, n (%)

17 (29)

37 (30)

0.916

 Illegal activity, n (%)

23 (40)

45 (37)

0.691

Living arrangementb

 With partner, n (%)

7 (12)

11 (9)

0.512

 Alone, n (%)

30 (52)

57 (46)

0.499

 With family, n (%)

9 (16)

25 (20)

0.440

 No stable arrangements, n (%)

9 (16)

15 (12)

0.539

 In a controlled environment, n (%)

2 (3)

15 (12)

0.060

Treated by a physician for somatic diseasesb, n (%)

23 (43)

27 (23)

0.015

Injecting illicit drugb, n (%)

42 (71)

58 (46)

0.001

Alcoholic delirium tremensc, n (%)

8 (14)

15 (12)

0.731

Overdoses on drugsc, n (%)

40 (70)

61 (50)

0.010

Suicide attemptsc, n (%)

21 (36)

69 (56)

0.015

Mental stress score

 SCL-90-R GSI, mean (SD)

1.00 (0.7)

1.31 (0.7)

0.004

 Number of patients

63

129

 
  1. Abbreviations: IA involuntarily admitted, VA voluntarily admitted, SD standard deviation, SCL-90-R GSI Symptom Check List-90-Revised, Global Symptom Index
  2. aSome participants had more than one source of financial support
  3. bLast 6 months before admission
  4. cLifetime prevalence