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. 2018 May 8;20(5):e166. doi: 10.2196/jmir.9579

Table 4.

Outcome scores at all 4 study points.

Characteristics Factor 1: Chat-based communicationa Factor 2: Lengtha

No (n=263) Yes (n=271) 28 days (n=266) 50 days (n=268)
Cannabis useb (days), mean (SD)




Baseline 24.7 (7.3) 25.1 (6.5) 24.9 (7.0) 24.9 (6.8)

3 months 8.1 (9.4) 7.6 (9.6) 8.6 (9.9) 7.1 (9.1)

6 months 8.5 (9.7) 8.5 (9.9) 9.4 (10.2) 7.6 (9.3)

12 months 9.6 (10.3) 9.1 (10.3) 10.3 (10.6) 8.4 (9.9)
Cannabis useb (number of events), mean (SD)




Baseline 122.5 (111.6) 120.1 (104.1) 123.7 (108.9) 118.9 (106.8)

3 months 25.2 (43.5) 20.3 (35.7) 25.3 (44.3) 20.1 (35.0)

6 months 29.1 (48.9) 25.5 (45.0) 30.4 (49.8) 24.2 (44.1)

12 months 33.9 (55.2) 29.3 (51.1) 35.2 (56.4) 27.9 (49.5)
Cannabis useb (grams), mean (SD)




Baseline 23.2 (18.8) 21.3 (18.6) 23.2 (19.6) 21.3 (17.8)

3 months 6.4 (9.8) 5.0 (8.2) 6.3 (9.7) 5.2 (8.2)

6 months 6.5 (9.5) 5.5 (8.7) 6.9 (10.1) 5.1 (8.0)

12 months 7.3 (10.6) 6.8 (10.4) 7.6 (10.8) 6.5 (10.1)
Cannabis dependence (SDSc), mean (SD)




Baseline 9.9 (2.8) 10.0 (2.7) 10.1 (2.5) 9.8 (2.9)

3 months 7.2 (3.5) 6.8 (3.6) 7.0 (3.5) 6.9 (3.6)

6 months 5.4 (3.5) 5.1 (3.8) 5.4 (3.6) 5.1 (3.7)

12 months 5.5 (3.6) 5.4 (3.8) 5.7 (3.6) 5.2 (3.8)
Working alliance (WAI-srd), mean (SD)




3 months 3.3 (1.0) 3.5 (0.9) 3.5 (0.9) 3.3 (1.0)
Treatment satisfaction (CSQ-8e), mean (SD)




3 months 1.8 (0.7) 2.1 (0.7) 2.0 (0.6) 1.9 (0.7)

aIntention-to-treat analyses following multiple imputation. Results of the nonimputed datasets can be found in Multimedia Appendix 3.

bDuring the past 30 days.

cSDS: Severity of Dependence Scale.

dWAI-sr: Working Alliance Inventory-short revised.

eCSQ: Client Satisfaction Questionnaire.