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Table 2 Comparison of E-TREAT Engagers and Non-Engagers at baseline

From: An exploratory study of engagement in a technology-supported substance abuse intervention

Variable

Engaged

n= 62

Not Engaged

n= 95

Test Statistic

(df)

p- value

Age ( M , SD )

37.6 (8.3)

36.0 (10.6)

 

.313

Gender (%)

  

X2 = 6.178a (2,1)

.035

   Male

35.5

54.7

  

   Female

62.9

45.3

  

   Transgender

1.6

0

  

Ethnicity (%)

    

   Hispanic

37.1

24.2

 

.061

Race (%)

    

   White (non-Hispanic)

56.5

67.4

 

.112

   White (Hispanic)

14.5

11.6

 

.380

   Black

8.1

7.4

 

.551

   American Indian

16.1

14.7

 

.491

   Other

1.6

1.6

 

.635

Monthly income from wages ( M, SD )

909.2 (1918.4)

561(906)

 

.128

Used substance in past 30 days (%)

    

   Alcohol

71.0

58.9

 

.086

   Marijuana

19.4

20.0

 

.546

   Methamphetamines

11.3

12.6

 

.505

   Cocaine

29.0

21.1

 

.171

Days substance use in the past 30 days ( M, SD )

    

   Alcohol

8.6 (9.6)

5.9 (8.6)

 

.069

   Marijuana

3.0 (7.7)

1.2 (3.5)

F = 3.955a (1,155)

.048

   Methamphetamines

.82 (3.3)

.86 (2.8)

 

.934

   Cocaine

2.2 (5.3)

2.0 (5.8)

 

.865

Previous treatment (%)

    

   SUD Treatment

33.9

52.6

X2 = 5.330b (1,1)

.016

   MH Treatment

25.8

20.0

 

.254

Employment (%)

   

.525

   Employed

38.7

37.9

  

   Unemployed

61.3

60.0

  

Education (%)

   

.930

   12 years or less

43.5

47.4

  

   Some college

32.3

31.6

  

   Bachelors degree or higher

12.9

12.6

  

   Vocational program

11.3

8.4

  

Living situation (%)

   

.437

   Shelter

1.6

6.3

  

   Street/Outdoors

0

1.1

  

   Institution

1.6

2.1

  

   Housed

96.8

90.5

  

Social connectedness (%)

    

   Yes

91.9

93.7

 

.453

Children (%)

    

   Yes

80.6

60.0

X2= 7.367b (1,1)

.005

Parole/Probation (%)

    

   Yes

35.5

40.0

 

.345

Internet access (%)

    

   Yes

75.8

67.4

 

.101

Where accessing internet (%)

  

.613

 

   Friend/Family/Work

13.0

7.4

  

   Home

65.2

66.7

  

   Public access

21.7

25.9

  

Entered Treatment (%)

    

   Yes

53.2

42.1

 

.115

Treatment Motivation ( M, SD )

    

External

2.9 (1.5)

2.9 (1.6)

 

.825

Internal

5.9 (1.1)

6.0 (.8)

 

.741

  1. a one way analysis of variance
  2. b Pearson chi square