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. 2008 Sep;6(5):435–440. doi: 10.1370/afm.884

Table 2.

Clinician- and Patient-Level Predictors of Patient Days Abstinent (n = 813), Days of Heavy Drinking During Medical Management (n = 813), and Clinical Improvement at the End of Treatment (n = 797)

Outcome Parameter Estimate SE PValue
Days abstinent, mean %
    Intercept 76.8294 1.4001 <.0001
    Clinician mean authoritative score 34.6004 13.7917 .0172
    Clinician mean strict adherence scorea −40.1780 15.1000 .0119
    Patient number of visits 4.3219 .7739 <.0001
    Patient total minutes in Medical Management visits −.0555 .01974 .0014
    Patient baseline days abstinent, % .2164 .0350 <.0001
    Patient working alliance score for Medical Management .3541 .1102 .0014
    Patient satisfaction score with Medical Management treatment −2.1368 .7120 .0028
Days heavy drinking, %
    Intercept 14.5775 .8941 <.0001
    Clinician mean authoritative score −18.4035 8.9239 .0471
    Clinician mean strict adherence scorea 28.5826 9.6938 .0058
    Patient number of visits −4.0094 .5618 <.0001
    Patient total minutes in Medical Management visits .04592 .01403 .0011
    Patient baseline days heavy drinking, % .09392 .02252 <.0001
    Patient working alliance score for Medical Management −.2223 .08151 .0065
    Patient satisfaction score with Medical Management treatmentb .9113 .5258 .0835
Clinical improvement
    Intercept .6256 .02301 <.0001
    Clinician mean authoritative score .5687 .2297 .0186
    Clinician mean strict adherence score −.3890 .2480 .1263
    Patient number of visits .06682 .01475 <.0001
    Patient total minutes in Medical Management visits −.00126 .0004 .0006
    Patient baseline clinical composite index −.08436 .03681 .0222
    Patient working alliance score for Medical Management .002176 .002138 .3091
    Patient satisfaction score with Medical Management treatment −.02877 .01391 .0389

MM=Medical Management; SE=standard error.