Table 5 Perceived Work Impairment and Outcomes of Treatment
From: Substance abuse treatment client experience in an employed population: results of a client survey
| Â | Weighted percent (standard error) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Total | Prior treatment users | First-time treatment users |
Alcohol/drug problems caused to miss work | 45.6 (4.2) | 58.4 (6.3)** | 36.3 (5.3) |
(If so) How have services affected work attendance? | Â | Â | Â |
   Attendance better now | 86.4 (4.3) | 89.9 (4.8) | 82.4 (7.3) |
   About same | 13.6 (4.3) | 10.1 (4.8) | 17.6 (7.3) |
   Worse now | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Alcohol/drug problems affected work performance when at work | 42.9 (4.2) | 52.8 (6.5)* | 35.8 (5.3) |
(If so) How have services affected ability to perform work responsibilities when at work? | Â | Â | Â |
   Better now | 95.6 (2.6) | 96.8 (3.2) | 94.3 (4.1) |
   About the same | 4.4 (2.6) | 3.2 (3.2) | 5.7 (4.1) |
   Worse now | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
(If work performance was affected) | Â | Â | Â |
Change in substance use --now compared to before receiving services during past year: | Â | Â | Â |
   Decreased | 91.7 (3.6) | 93.6 (4.4) | 89.7 (5.6) |
   About the same | 1.7 (1.7) | 0.0 | 3.4 (3.4) |
   Increased | 6.7 (3.2) | 6.4 (4.4) | 6.9 (4.7) |