Predicting Inpatient Detoxification Outcome of Alcohol and Drug Dependent Patients: The Influence of Sociodemographic Environment, Motivation, Impulsivity, and Medical Comorbidities
Table 3
(a) Results of likelihood Chi square test for impulsiveness related variables associated determinants of premature treatment drop-out.
Characteristics
Total
Treatment completed
Dropped out of treatment
Patient experienced abuse or violence
0.0475
Yes
192 (25.7%)
110 (57.3%)
82 (42.7%)
No
554 (74.3%)
362 (65.3%)
192 (34.7%)
Documented cases of aggressive behavior towards others
0.0082
Yes
141 (16.9%)
75 (53.2%)
66 (46.8%)
No
691 (83.1%)
450 (65.1%)
241 (34.9%)
Suicide attempts
0.5113
None
704 (84.9%)
448 (63.6%)
256 (36.4%)
1 attempt
78 (9.4%)
47 (60.3%)
31 (39.7%)
2 attempts
28 (3.4%)
18 (64.3%)
10 (35.7%)
3 or more attempts
19 (2.3%)
9 (47.4%)
10 (52.6%)
Patients in judicial proceeding
0.8027
Yes
15 (1.8%)
9 (60.0%)
6 (40.0%)
No
817 (98.2%)
516 (63.2%)
301 (36.8%)
Patients on probation
0.0813
Yes
33 (4.0%)
16 (48.5%)
17 (51.5%)
No
799 (96.0%)
509 (63.7%)
290 (36.3%)
Patients with history of imprisonment
0.0001
Yes
700 (84.1%)
58 (43.9%)
74 (56.1%)
No
132 (15.9%)
467 (66.7%)
233 (33.3%)
Intravenous drug use
0.0001
Yes
117 (14.1%)
49 (41.9%)
68 (58.1%)
No
715 (85.9%)
476 (66.6%)
239 (33.4%)
Number of relatives of first degree with addiction disorder
0.9800
None
490 (59.0%)
311 (63.5%)
179 (36.5%)
1
260 (31.3%)
164 (63.1%)
96 (36.9%)
2
64 (7.7%)
38 (59.4%)
26 (40.6%)
3
14 (1.7%)
9 (64.3%)
5 (35.7%)
4
3 (0.3%)
2 (66.7%)
1 (33.3%)
Addiction in relatives of second degree
0.2120
Yes
207 (24.9%)
138 (66.7%)
69 (33.3%)
No
624 (75.1%)
386 (61.9%)
238 (38.1%)
Number of relatives of first degree with suicide
0.1211
None
809 (97.5%)
510 (63.0%)
299 (37.0%)
1
19 (2.3%)
13 (68.4%)
6 (31.6%)
2
2 (0.2%)
0 (0%)
2 (100%)
Suicide attempts in relatives of second degree
0.7789
Yes
29 (3.5%)
19 (65.5%)
10 (34.5%)
No
802 (96.5%)
505 (63.0%)
297 (37.0%)
(b) Results of logistic regression analysis with impulsiveness related patient characteristics.
Characteristic
OR
95% CI
Wald Chi2
Patient experienced abuse or violence
Yes
1.00
No
0.82
0.61–1.12
1.57
0.2100
Documented cases of aggressive behaviour towards others
Yes
1.00
No
0.83
0.55–1.26
0.76
0.3819
Suicide attempts
None
1.00
1 attempt
1.03
0.62–1.70
0.01
0.9333
2 attempts
0.83
0.36–1.90
0.49
0.4832
3 or more attempts
1.43
0.54–3.81
0.63
0.4281
Patients in judicial proceeding
Yes
1.00
No
0.98
0.33–2.88
0.01
0.9654
Patients on probation
Yes
1.00
No
0.91
0.43–1.91
0.07
0.7973
Patients with history of imprisonment
Yes
1.00
No
0.50
0.33–0.76
10.23
0.0014
Intravenous drug use
Yes
1.00
No
0.45
0.30–0.69
13.37
0.0003
Number of first-degree relatives with addiction disorder
