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Table 1 Demographic and psychological data of 115 patients

From: Emotional and rational disease acceptance in patients with depression and alcohol addiction

 

All patients

depression

alcohol addiction

addiction and depression

unspecified diseases

p-value1

Number

115

55

25

14

17

 

Gender

     

n.s

female (%)

51

60

44

36

47

 

male (%)

49

40

56

64

53

 

Mean age (years)

47.6 ± 10.0

45.1 ± 11.0

51.4 ± 8.8

48.7 ± 10.0

48.8 ± 6.8

0.054

Mean duration of disease (months)

46.1 ± 64.1

33.8 ± 52.0

54.1 ± 69.9

83.9 ± 86.5

/

0.073

Beck Depression Index

14.5 ± 10.5

18.4 ± 10.8

8.6 ± 8.0

12.9 ± 7.1

12.2 ± 7.1

0.001

Escape Score 2

47.0 ± 27.4

58.4 ± 19.6

37.0 ± 23.3

45.8 ± 28.4

39.8 ± 30.1

0.027

Life-Satisfaction 3

63.5 ± 19.9

58.4 ± 19.6

71.5 ± 17.8

62.9 ± 25.1

68.1 ± 15.5

0.026

Support group attendance

     

0.000

Never (%)

69

92

38

25

71

 

rarely/irregularly (%)

19

6

38

33

24

 

regularly (%)

12

2

26

42

6

 
  1. 1 cross-tabulation (Chi2) and ANOVA, respectively
  2. 2 Sum Score – Escape from illness [13].
  3. 3 Sum Score – Brief Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Scale modified according to Huebner [15] with two additional items.