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Table 2 Measures of HRQOL, physical health and mental health

From: Factors associated with health-related quality of life in a large national sample of patients receiving opioid substitution treatment in Germany: A cross-sectional study

Variables

Percentage or Mean (SD)

SF-12 PCS (n = 2176)

44.63 (9.75), range 11.04 - 64.08

SF-12 MCS (n = 2176)

41.76 (11.40), range 10.83 - 69.06

BSI-18 total, raw score (n = 2164)

13.33 (11.52), range 0 - 64

BSI-18 Somatization

3.58 (3.60), range 0 - 22

BSI-18 Depression

5.78 (5.28), range 0 - 24

BSI-18 Anxiety

3.97 (4.24), range 0 - 23

OTI-HSS sum score, gender-corrected (n = 2131)

11.99 (7.41), range 0 - 42.71

CGI-S (n = 2041)

2.91 (1.59), range 1-7

CGI-S categories (n = 2041)

 1 - Normal, not at all ill

27.5%

 2 - Borderline mentally ill

16.9%

 3 - Mildly ill

18.6%

 4 - Moderately ill

17.6%

 5 - Markedly ill

13.9%

 6 - Severely ill

5.0%

 7 - Extremely ill

0.5%

CGI-I (n = 1995)

2.71 (1.04), range 1 - 6

CGI-I categories (n = 1995)

 1 - Very much improved

10.3%

 2 - Much improved

34.9%

 3 - Minimally improved

33.4%

 4 - No change

17.0%

 5 - Minimally worse

3.1%

 6 - Much worse

1.2%

GAF (n = 2076)

65.71 (18.81), range 0 - 100

Prevalence of psychiatric disorders a(n = 2176)

56.9%

In psychopharmacological treatment (n = 2049)

27.5%

  1. Note. SF-12, BSI-18, and OTI-HSS are patient-reported; CGI and GAF are clinician-reported; data on psychiatric disorders and psychopharmacological treatment is taken from patients’ medical records. Percentages are based on valid numbers, which are indicated in parentheses behind the variables. a in past 6 months: depression, anxiety disorder, PTSD, psychotic disorder, or Other,
  2. Abbreviations. SF-12 12-Item Short Form Health Survey, PCS Physical Component Summary, MCS Mental Component Summary, BSI-18 Brief Symptom Inventory-18, OTI-HSS Opiate Treatment Index - Health Symptoms Scale, CGI-S Clinical Global Impression – Severity, CGI-I Clinical Global Impression – Improvement, GAF Global Assessment of Functioning