Table 2.
Pre-post intervention comparison of the two groups on impulsivity and sub-components of impulsivity
| Variables | Mean±SD | Time (T) (F, P) | Group (G) (F, P) | T × G (F, P) | Within group pre to post (P, η2) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IIPA group (n=25) | TAU group (n=25) | IIPA group | TAU group | ||||
| BIS total | |||||||
| Pre | 77.09±8.30 | 72.50±8.60 | 49.12, 0.001*** | 0.61, 0.438 | 29.26, 0.001*** | 0.001***, 0.65 (L) | 0.265, 0.03 |
| Post | 61.91±11.36 | 70.55±9.35 | |||||
| BIS attention | |||||||
| Pre | 11.50±2.35 | 10.82±2.13 | 25.74, 0.001*** | 1.56, 0.218 | 21.45, 0.001*** | 0.001***, 0.53 (L) | 0.757, 0.01 |
| Post | 8.50±2.26 | 10.68±2.21 | |||||
| BIS motor | |||||||
| Pre | 18.55±3.66 | 17.68±3.72 | 11.23, 0.002** | 0.08, 0.780 | 5.19, 0.028* | 0.001***, 0.27 (L) | 0.452, 0.01 |
| Post | 15.68±3.18 | 17.14±4.77 | |||||
| BIS self-control | |||||||
| Pre | 16.18±2.70 | 14.41±4.12 | 33.71, 0.001*** | 0.28, 0.002** | 10.40, 0.600 | 0.001***, 0.49 (L) | 0.075, 0.07 |
| Post | 12.64±3.12 | 13.41±3.96 | |||||
| BIS cognitive complexity | |||||||
| Pre | 15.68±2.61 | 13.59±2.42 | 9.03, 0.004** | 0.01, 0.909 | 21.90, 0.001*** | 0.001***, 0.41 (L) | 0.243, 0.03 |
| Post | 12.14±2.51 | 14.36±2.40 | |||||
| BIS perseverance | |||||||
| Pre | 8.41±2.72 | 8.91±2.41 | 2.97, 0.092 | 1.56, 0.220 | 0.63, 0.431 | 0.082, 0.07 | 0.515, 0.01 |
| Post | 7.55±2.52 | 8.59±1.59 | |||||
| BIS cognitive instability | |||||||
| Pre | 6.77±2.43 | 7.09±2.60 | 14.68, 0.001*** | 0.85, 0.361 | 1.50, 0.228 | 0.001***, 0.23 (L) | 0.072, 0.08 |
| Post | 5.36±2.72 | 6.36±2.40 | |||||
| BIS attentional impulsiveness | |||||||
| Pre | 18.27±3.67 | 17.91±3.53 | 33.11, 0.001*** | 1.96, 0.169 | 14.97, 0.001*** | 0.001***, 0.52 (L) | 0.190, 0.04 |
| Post | 13.86±4.17 | 17.05±3.26 | |||||
| BIS motor impulsiveness | |||||||
| Pre | 26.95±5.04 | 26.59±4.25 | 14.09, 0.001*** | 0.72, 0.400 | 5.48, 0.024* | 0.001***, 0.31 (L) | 0.324, 0.02 |
| Post | 23.23±4.68 | 25.73±4.53 | |||||
| BIS nonplanning impulsiveness | |||||||
| Pre | 31.86±4.30 | 28.00±5.48 | 28.13, 0.001*** | 0.11, 0.741 | 24.72, 0.001*** | 0.001***, 0.56 (L) | 0.816, 0.01 |
| Post | 24.82±4.67 | 27.77±5.71 | |||||
*P<0.05, **P<0.01, ***P<0.001. L – Large effect size; BIS – Barratt’s Impulsiveness Scale; SD – Standard deviation; IIPA – Integrated intervention program for alcoholism; TAU – Treatment as usual