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. 2021 May 18;23:101402. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101402

Table 2.

Association between stress and distress measures and subsequent biochemically-confirmed abstinence at 6 months.

Model Covariates Adjusted odds ratio (Confidence Interval) P value
Stress Coping (scale 0–10) Baseline Stress Coping 1.05 (0.92–1.20) 0.47
3-month Stress Coping 1.05 (0.92–1.21) 0.51
3-month confirmed abstinence 15.60 (7.75–31.37) <0.0001
Treatment Group (IT vs. ST) 1.60 (0.84–3.06) 0.15
Male (vs. Female) 0.64 (0.32–1.26) 0.19
Age 1.03 (0.99–1.06) 0.13
White (vs. non White) 0.70 (0.27–1.85) 0.48
> High school (vs ≤ high school) 0.95 (0.48–1.89) 0.88



Perceived Stress (PSS-4) (scale 0–16) Baseline Perceived Stress 1.11 (0.95–1.29) 0.18
3-month Perceived Stress 0.89 (0.78–1.02) 0.09
3-month confirmed abstinence 15.84 (7.98–31.43) <0.0001
Treatment Group (IT vs. ST) 1.615 (0.84–3.08) 0.15
Male (vs. Female) 0.62 (0.31–1.22) 0.16
Age 1.03 (0.99–1.06) 0.12
>High school (vs ≤ high school) 0.99 (0.49–1.97) 0.97



Distress (NCCN Thermometer) (scale 0–10) Baseline Distress 1.04 (0.92–1.18) 0.53
3-month Distress Score 0.97 (0.87–1.08) 0.55
3-month confirmed abstinence 15.57 (7.85–30.89) <0.0001
Treatment Group (IT vs. ST) 1.66 (0.87–3.16) 0.12
Male (vs. Female) 0.67 (0.34–1.32) 0.24
Age 1.03 (0.99–1.06) 0.12
> High school (vs ≤ high school) 0.97 (0.49–1.94) 0.49



Anxiety (GAD-7) (scale 0–21) Baseline Anxiety 1.07 (0.99–1.15) 0.08
3-month Anxiety 0.93 (0.87–0.99) 0.03
3-month confirmed abstinence 14.92 (7.47–29.81) <0.0001
Treatment Group (IT vs. ST) 1.74 (0.91–3.34) 0.09
Male (vs. Female) 0.61 (0.31–1.21) 0.16
Age 1.03 (0.99–1.06) 0.11
> High school (vs ≤ high school) 0.99 (0.49–1.99) 0.98

Note. IT, Intensive Treatment group; ST, Standard Treatment group; PSS-4, Perceived Stress Scale; NCCN, National Comprehensive Cancer Network; GAD-7, Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale. Bolded values represent p < .05.