Predicting Inpatient Detoxification Outcome of Alcohol and Drug Dependent Patients: The Influence of Sociodemographic Environment, Motivation, Impulsivity, and Medical Comorbidities
Table 2
(a) Results of likelihood Chi square test for motivational and addiction associated determinants of premature treatment drop-out.
Characteristics
Total
Treatment completed
Dropped out of treatment
Motivation
Partner/family
166 (20.0%)
119 (71.7%)
47 (28.3%)
0.0093
Health
231 (27.8%)
164 (71.0%)
67 (29.0%)
0.0031
Job/residence
148 (17.8%)
104 (70.3%)
44 (29.7%)
0.0435
Prison (therapy instead of penalty)
15 (1.8%)
5 (33.3%)
10 (66.7%)
0.0184
Abstinence
164 (19.7%)
100 (61.0%)
64 (39.0%)
0.5302
Emergency
69 (8.0%)
35 (50.7%)
34 (49.3%)
0.0285
Other
221 (26.6%)
134 (60.6%)
87 (39.4%)
0.3766
Motivation not specified
41 (4.9%)
21 (51.2%)
20 (48.8%)
0.1115
Number of previous detoxification treatments
0.0002
None
295 (35.5%)
209 (70.9%)
86 (29.1%)
1-2 detoxification treatments
269 (32.3%)
173 (64.3%)
96 (35.7%)
3–10 detoxification treatments
210 (25.2%)
110 (52.4%)
100 (47.6%)
11–20 detoxification treatments
39 (4.7%)
25 (64.1%)
14 (35.9%)
More than 20 detoxification treatments
19 (2.3%)
8 (42.1%)
11 (57.9%)
Duration of substance dependency (years)
15.2
15.6
14.4
0.1139
Longest period of abstinence (months)
12.7
15
8.8
0.0874
Number of previous drop-outs
0.0001
None
639 (76.8%)
457 (71.5%)
182 (28.5%)
1-2 drop-outs
149 (17.9%)
54 (36.2%)
95 (63.8%)
3 or more drop-outs
44 (5.3%)
14 (31.8%)
30 (68.2%)
Multiple selections were allowed.
(b) Results of logistic regression analysis with motivational and treatment history variables as determinants.
