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Table 2 Measures of the patients and their caregivers at the baseline and 10 weeks later through a family-oriented out-patient treatment program for youths with substance use disorder

From: Predictors of five-year relapse rates of youths with substance abuse who underwent a family-oriented therapy program

 

Baseline

10 weeks later

Statistic value (t)

P-value

Measures of youths

 

 Chinese Craving Beliefs Questionnaire

13.6 ± 4.5

11.5 ± 2.7

4.510

 < 0.001*

 Adolescents’ Behavior-Problem Scale

92.4 ± 23.3

94.1 ± 28.1

-0.706

0.482

 Family APGAR-Adolescents

6.5 ± 2.7

6.5 ± 3.0

-0.077

0.939

Measures of youths’ caregivers

 

 Family APGAR-Caregivers

5.7 ± 2.9

5.6 ± 2.8

0.342

0.733

 Chinese health questionnaire

2.6 ± 2.5

1.7 ± 2.3

3.463

0.001*

 Parenting Stress Index-Parent domain

140.0 ± 22.6

136.1 ± 24.2

1.751

0.083

 Parenting Stress Index-Child domain

124.0 ± 22.4

119.1 ± 25.8

2.276

0.025*

  1. *p < 0.05; ***p < 0.001