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. 2019 Aug 26;6(8):e13352. doi: 10.2196/13352

Table 2.

Participant recovery characteristics (N=729).

Variable Value
Recovery length (years), mean (SD) 6.14 (7.87)
Recovery capital total, mean (SD) 50.57 (6.53)
Perceived stigma total, mean (SD) 21.71 (3.50)
Self-esteem total, mean (SD) 30.44 (5.59)
Self-efficacy total, mean (SD) 32.24 (4.45)
Recovery typea, n (%)

Substance use disorder 630 (86.4)

Mental health disorder 402 (55.1)

Codependency 311 (42.7)

Disordered eating 176 (24.1)

Process disorder 65 (8.9)

Trauma 284 (39.0)

Emotional, sexual, or physical abuse 273 (37.4)

Grief 210 (28.8)

Burnout 139 (19.1)

Medical condition 49 (6.7)

Not in recovery 12 (1.6)
Primary recovery pathway (n=717), n (%)

Abstinence (12-step) 275 (38.4)

Professional therapy 76 (10.6)

Abstinence (non-12-Step) 73 (10.2)

Involvement in SHE RECOVERS 66 (9.2)

Yoga or other movement modality 48 (6.7)

Combination of multiple pathways 43 (6.0)

Other digital recovery program 33 (4.6)

Abstinence (spiritual) 30 (4.2)

Meditation 28 (3.9)

Harm reduction 19 (2.6)

Medication-assisted recovery 18 (2.5)

Abstinence (religious) 8 (1.1)
12-step group engaged with most often (n=275), n (%)

Alcoholics anonymous 208 (75.6)

Narcotics anonymous 48 (17.5)

Other 19 (6.9)
Experienced recurrence of use (n=385)b, n (%)

Yes 83 (21.6)

No 302 (78.4)
Recurrences (n=83), n (%)

1 23 (27.7)

2-4 27 (32.6)

5 or more 33 (39.7)

aTotal percentage greater than 100%, as participants could provide more than 1 affirmative answer.

bOnly asked of those identifying an abstinent-based recovery pathway.