From: Decision-making capacity for research participation among addicted people: a cross-sectional study
Variable | Capacity present | Capacity absent | P Value |
---|---|---|---|
(n = 35) | (n = 17) | ||
Age, years (mean ± SD) | 42.3 (11.3) | 44.9 (11.2) | .545a |
Women (%) | 86.7 | 13.3 | .045 b |
Men (%) | 59.5 | 40.5 | |
Marital Status (%) | .239 b | ||
Married/cohabiting | 75 | 25 | |
Never married | 78.6 | 21.4 | |
Previous married | 54.5 | 45.5 | |
Living status (%) | .041 b | ||
Alone | 75 | 25 | |
With family | 75 | 25 | |
Parents/Institution | 55 | 45 | |
Education level (%) | .033 b | ||
Primary | 55.3 | 46.7 | |
Secondary | 82.4 | 17.6 | |
University degree | 100 | 0 | |
Employment status (%) | .198 b | ||
Employed | 72.7 | 27.3 | |
Unemployed | 52.2 | 47.8 | |
Retired | 85.7 | 14.3 | |
Disabled person | 81.8 | 18.2 | |
Psychiatric diagnoses (%) | .668 b | ||
Psychotic disorders | 55.6 | 44.4 | |
Mood Disorders | 78.6 | 21.4 | |
Anxiety disorders | 62.5 | 37.5 | |
No psychiatric diagnosis | 69.2 | 30.8 | |
CGI (%) | <.006 b | ||
Less than moderately ill | 100 | 0 | |
Moderately ill or more | 57.5 | 42.5 | |
GAF (range, 0–100) (mean ± SD) | 70.2 (16.7) | 57.6 (8.1) | .003 a |
Length of illness, years (mean ± SD) | 12.9 (10.1) | 18.5 (10.5) | .056 a |
Psychiatric Admissions (mean ± SD) | 0.9 (1.5) | 1.4 (3.4) | .782 a |
Therapeutic Community Admisisons (mean ± SD) | 0.26 (0.6) | 0.75 (1.1) | .058 a |
MMSE scores (range, 0–30) (mean ± SD) | 29.1 (1.3) | 28.1 (1.4) | .007 a |
Group (%) | .435 b | ||
Alcohol | 50 | 50 | |
THC | 81.8 | 18.2 | |
Cocaine | 70 | 30 | |
Alcohol + other | 68.4 | 31.6 | |
MacCAT-CR ( mean ± SD) | |||
Understanding subscale score (range, 0–26) | 23.0 (1.9) | 15.2 (3.3) | <.001 a |
Appreciation subscale score (range, 0–6) | 5.4 (1.0) | 4.3 (1.5) | .008 a |
Reasoning subscale score (range, 0–8) | 6.7 (1.2) | 5.1 (1.9) | .002 a |
Expression of a choice subscale score (range, 0–2) | 1.9 (0.2) | 1.8 (0.6) | .164 a |