Table 1.

Meth Cops mean RAND SF-36 category scores and standard deviation before and after treatment (p < 0.001 for all categories) and compared with RAND published norms^a

	Before treatment, n = 61		After treatment, n = 61		RAND norm n = 2471		Significance to RAND norm (p value)
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Beforeb	Afterc
Physical functioning	79.01	17.05	92.78	10.97	70.61	27.42	0.017	<0.001
Role limitations due to
Physical health	53.28	38.86	85.25	29.71	52.97	40.78	0.953	<0.001
Emotional problems	56.28	38. 75	90.16	23.84	65.78	40.71	0.072	<0.001
Energy/fatigue	35.90	19.74	68.61	18.31	52.15	22.39	<0.001	<0.001
Emotional well-being	62.16	18.00	85.05	10.30	70.38	21.97	0.004	<0.001
Social functioning	65.37	22.29	85.86	20.35	78.77	25.43	<0.001	0.031
Pain	59.39	19.55	82.17	18.46	70.77	25.48	<0.001	<0.001
General health	49.41	18.56	78.44	13.68	56.99	21.11	0.006	<0.001
Year ago health change	45.49	19.64	85.25	19.57	59.14	23.12	<0.001	<0.001

^aStatistical significance was accepted at p < 0.05. All SF-36 mean pre-detoxification health scores were statistically lower (p < 0.001) compared with mean post-treatment scores, based on paired two-tailed t test.

^bMean SF-36 pre-detoxification health scores were statistically less than the published population norms using RAND methodology, except role limitations due to physical health (p = 0.953) and role limitations due to emotional problems (p = 0.072), based on the two-tailed t test.

^cMean SF-36 post-treatment health scores were all significantly higher than the published RAND methodology population norms.