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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Dec 10.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Addict. 2005;14(3):195–207. doi: 10.1080/10550490590949488

TABLE 2.

Percentage of Patients with Treatment Compliance Problems by Clinical Characteristics

% (95% CI) χ2 df p
DSM-IV Diagnosis
    Schizophrenia 1.4 1 0.2321
        Yes (n = 70) 48.8 (33.5−64.1)
        No (n = 251) 38.1 (29.4−46.8)
    Mood disorder 0.8 1 0.3701
        Yes (n = 192) 37.8 (27.7−47.8)
        No (n = 129) 45.1 (33.3−56.9)
    Anxiety disorder 3.0 1 0.0817
        Yes (n = 62) 27.8 (11.5−44.1)
        No (n = 259) 43.5 (35.5−51.4)
    Personality disorder 7.3 1 <.01
        Yes (n = 93) 56.1 (43.2−69.1)
        No (n = 228) 33.6 (25.4−41.8)
Axis IV psychosocial problems related to
    Social environment 7.6 1 <.01
        Yes (n = 119) 53.7 (42.5−65.0)
        No (n = 202) 33.5 (24.9−42.2)
    Housing 6.8 1 <.01
        Yes (n = 71) 57.7 (43.5−71.9)
        No (n = 250) 35.5 (27.5−43.6)
    Economic 5.4 1 <.05
        Yes (n = 135) 49.7 (38.6−60.7)
        No (n = 186) 33.7 (25.3−42.2)
    Crime/legal system 4.4 1 <.05
        Yes (n = 82) 51.7 (38.6−64.8)
        No (n = 239) 36.6 (28.3−45.0)
GAF score 20.9 2 <.001
    50 or below (n = 149) 56.4 (47.4−65.4)
51−70 (n = 126) 26.9 (16.3−37.4)
    71 or above (n = 38) 19.5 (2.5−36.5)
Psychotic symptoms 13.0 3 <.01
    None (n = 208) 32.9 (23.8−42.0)
    Mild (n = 38) 45.3 (24.1−66.4)
    Moderate (n = 40) 59.6 (41.2−78.0)
    Severe (n = 21) 76.2 (53.1−99.4)
Disability in social functioning 36.4 3 <.001
    None (n = 27) 2.3 (0.0−5.6)
    Mild (n = 64) 17.6 (7.1−28.2)
    Moderate (n = 127) 43.2 (31.3−55.2)
    Severe (n = 99) 62.6 (51.7−73.5)
Current medication side effects 6.9 1 <.05
    Yes (n = 72) 56.3 (42.2−70.3)
    No (n = 240) 34.8 (27.0−42.6)
Current illicit drug use problem 16.2 1 <.001
    Yes (n = 99) 62.4 (50.5−74.2)
    No (n = 214) 32.3 (24.1−40.5)
Current alcohol use problem 4.4 1 <.05
    Yes (n = 123) 48.4 (38.0−58.9)
    No (n = 189) 34.2 (24.7−43.6)
Current sleep problem 8.7 1 <.01
    Yes (n = 138) 50.8 (40.8−60.7)
    No (n = 176) 30.9 (21.9−39.9)