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Table 1 Comparison of patient characteristics: treatment as usual (not-horse assisted therapy) with intervention group (treatment as usual plus horse assisted therapy)

From: Substance use disorder treatment retention and completion: a prospective study of horse-assisted therapy (HAT) for young adults

Variable

Item

Not-HATa

HATa

Total

%

Chi square

N = 43

N = 65

N = 108

100

Discharge status

Dropped out

37 (86.0)

28 (43.1)

65

60.2

19.94, p < 0.001

Completed

6 (14.0)

37 (56.9)

43

39.8

Days in treatment

 Mean

<113 days

32 (74.4)

28 (43.1)

57

55.6

10.30, p = 0.001

113+ days

11 (25.6)

37 (56.9)

51

44.4

 Critical period

<90 days

28 (65.1)

21 (32.3)

49

45.4

11.24, p = 0.001

90+ days

15 (34.9)

44 (67.7)

59

54.6

Gender

Female

8 (18.6)

22 (33.8)

30

27.8

2.10, p = 0.083

Male

35 (81.4)

43 (66.2)

78

72.2

Age

<20 years

9 (20.9)

5 (7.7)

14

13

6.80, p = 0.034

20–26 years

30 (69.8)

44 (67.7)

74

68.5

27+ years

4 (9.3)

16 (24.6)

20

18.5

Years of schooling

<10 years

7 (16.3)

11 (16.9)

18

16.7

2.42, p = 0.298

10–12 years

31 (72.1)

39 (60.0)

70

64.8

13+ years

5 (11.6)

15 (23.1)

20

18.5

Primary substance

Cannabis

20 (46.5)

22 (33.8)

42

38.9

6.31, p = 0.389

Alchol

6 (14.0)

14 (21.5)

20

18.5

Heroin

6 (14.0)

11 (16.9)

17

15.7

Amphetamine

4 (9.3)

11 (16.9)

15

13.9

Benzodiazepine

3 (7.0)

5 (7.7)

8

7.4

GHBb

2 (4.7)

2 (3.1)

4

3.7

Cocaine

2 (4.7)

0 (0.0)

2

1.9

No. of substances

1 substances

12 (27.9)

23 (35.4)

35

32.4

0.82, p = 0.662

2 substances

14 (32.6)

17 (26.2)

31

28.7

3 substances

17 (39.5)

25 (38.5)

42

38.9

Age of first use

<16 years

25 (58.1)

32 (49.2)

57

52.8

0.82, p = 0.364

16+ years

18 (41.9)

33 (50.8)

51

47.2

HSCL-25c

<1.75

9 (20.9)

10 (15.4)

19

17.6

0.55, p = 0.459

1.75+

34 (79.1)

55 (84.6)

89

82.4

Subsitution medicined

No

38 (88.4)

54 (83.1)

92

85.2

0.58, p = 0.450

Yes

5 (11.6)

11 (16.9)

16

14.8

Psych. co-morbidity (at entry)

None diagnosed

21 (48.8)

37 (56.9)

58

53.7

1.10, p = 0.580

1 diagnosed

16 (37.2)

18 (27.7)

34

31.5

2+ diagnosed

6 (14.0)

10 (15.4)

16

14.8

Temporary exit

No exit

32 (74.4)

33 (50.8)

65

60.2

6.10, p = 0.05

1 re-entry

6 (14.0)

18 (27.7)

24

22.3

2+ re-entries

5 (11.6)

14 (21.5)

19

17.6

  1. aNot horse assisted therapy/horse assisted therapy
  2. bGamma hydroxybutyrate (C4H8O3)
  3. cHopkins Symptom Checklist-25
  4. dOpioid pharmacotherapy
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