Table 5

Perceived Work Impairment and Outcomes of Treatment

Weighted percent (standard error)


Total

Prior treatment users

First-time treatment users


Alcohol/drug problems caused to miss work

45.6 (4.2)

58.4 (6.3)**

36.3 (5.3)


(If so) How have services affected work attendance?

Attendance better now

86.4 (4.3)

89.9 (4.8)

82.4 (7.3)

About same

13.6 (4.3)

10.1 (4.8)

17.6 (7.3)

Worse now

0.0

0.0

0.0


Alcohol/drug problems affected work performance when at work

42.9 (4.2)

52.8 (6.5)*

35.8 (5.3)


(If so) How have services affected ability to perform work responsibilities when at work?

Better now

95.6 (2.6)

96.8 (3.2)

94.3 (4.1)

About the same

4.4 (2.6)

3.2 (3.2)

5.7 (4.1)

Worse now

0.0

0.0

0.0


(If work performance was affected)

Change in substance use --now compared to before receiving services during past year:

Decreased

91.7 (3.6)

93.6 (4.4)

89.7 (5.6)

About the same

1.7 (1.7)

0.0

3.4 (3.4)

Increased

6.7 (3.2)

6.4 (4.4)

6.9 (4.7)


Chi-square tests used for all comparisons.

*p < .05 **p < .01

Merrick et al. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2012 7:4   doi:10.1186/1747-597X-7-4

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