Table 5.
Participant reasons for Treatment Effectiveness
| Themes | Total N = 191 N (%) |
Women N = 59 N (%) |
Men N = 132 N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Improved Health | 79 (41.36) | 23 (38.98) | 56 (42.42) |
| Improved Quality of Life | 64 (33.5) | 19 (32.20) | 45 (34.09) |
| Stopped or reduced street use | 57 (29.84) | 16 (27.12) | 41 (31.06) |
| Stopped or reduced non-legal activity | 41 (21.47) | 8 (13.56) | 33 (25.00) |
| Reduced craving or withdrawal | 39 (20.42) | 14 (23.73) | 25 (18.94) |
| Spending money on things other than drugs | 24 (12.57) | 7 (11.86) | 17 (12.88) |
| Model of Care | 24 (11.88) | 5 (8.47) | 19 (14.39) |
Responses arise from an open-ended questions asked of participants after 6 months of treatment
Themes are listed in order of frequency
Responses are in reference to the treatment participants thought they were receiving after the first 6 months of treatment (treatment was blinded)
Columns refer to the number of participants (total, women, men) that made a reference at a given theme and the percent referencing a given theme out of all participants (total, women, men) that provided a response. (e.g. for Improved Health: Total = 79/191 = 41.36%; Women = 23/59 = 39.98%; Men = 56/132 = 42.42%)