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. 2020 Sep 3;2020(9):CD007668. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007668.pub3

12. Comparison 2. Impulsive lifestyle counselling (ILC) + treatment‐as‐usual (TAU) versus TAU (skewed data).

Study Outcome Experimental group: ILC + TAU Control group: TAU Statistic Comments
n Mean SD n Mean SD
Thylstrup 2015 Aggression: Self‐Report of Aggression and Social Behavior Measure (SRASBM) at 3 months 70 0.64 0.49 61 0.64 0.46 Regression coefficienta = 0.083 (95% CI −0.092 to 0.260), P > 0.05 Favours neither group
Thylstrup 2015 Aggression: Self‐Report of Aggression and Social Behavior Measure (SRASBM) at 9 months 63 0.47 0.39 55 0.61 0.52 Regression coefficientb = 0.026 (95% CI −0.158 to 0.210), P > 0.05 Favours neither group
Thylstrup 2015 Substance misuse: Addiction Severity Index (ASI), drug composite score at 3 months 70 0.17 0.12 61 0.21 0.12 Regression coefficientc = −0.052 (95% CI −0.096 to −0.009), P = 0.018. Favours experimental group: ILC + TAU
Thylstrup 2015 Substance misuse: Addiction Severity Index (ASI), drug composite score at 9 months 63 0.15 0.12 55 0.16 0.13 Regression coefficientd = −0.0040 (95% CI −0.049 to 0.042), P > 0.05 Favours neither group
Thylstrup 2015 Substance misuse: Addiction Severity Index (ASI), alcohol composite score at 3 months 72 0.12 0.22 61 0.12 0.22 Regression coefficiente = 0.008 (95% CI −0.061 to 0.077), P > 0.05 Favours neither group
Thylstrup 2015 Substance misuse: Addiction Severity Index (ASI), alcohol composite score at 9 months 63 0.12 0.21 55 0.1 0.18 Regression coefficientf = 0.049 (95% CI −0.023 to 0.121), P > 0.05 Favours neither group
Thylstrup 2015 Substance misuse: Days abstinent (in previous 30 days) at 3 months 72 13.2 12.7 61 10.8 11.2 Regression coefficientg = 4.319 (95% CI 0.183 to 8.456), P < 0.05 Favours experimental group: ILC + TAU
Thylstrup 2015 Substance misuse: Days abstinent (in previous 30 days) at 9 months 63 15.3 13.3 55 13.7 12.7 Regression coefficienth = 3.584 (95% CI −0.751 to 7.919), P > 0.05 Favours neither group
ASI: Addiction Severity Index; CI: confidence interval; ILC: impulsive lifestyle counselling; n: number of participants; SD: standard deviation; SRASBM: Self‐Report of Aggression and Social Behaviour Measure; TAU: treatment as usual.

aResult of mixed effects regression on aggression outcomes (SRASBM as dependent variable), ILC × 3 months.
bResult of mixed effects regression on aggression outcomes (SRASBM as dependent variable), ILC × 9 months.
cResult of mixed effects regression on substance abuse outcomes (ASI Drugs composite score as dependent variable), ILC × 3 months.
dResult of mixed effects regression on substance abuse outcomes (ASI Drugs composite score as dependent variable), ILC × 9 months.
eResult of mixed effects regression on substance abuse outcomes (ASI Alcohol composite score as dependent variable), ILC × 3 months.
fResult of mixed effects regression on substance abuse outcomes (ASI Alcohol composite score as dependent variable), ILC × 9 months.
gResult of mixed effects regression on substance abuse outcomes (Days abstinent in previous 30 days as dependent variable), ILC × 3 months.
hResult of mixed effects regression on substance abuse outcomes (Days abstinent in previous 30 days as dependent variable), ILC × 9 months.