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Table 3 Scores for the Perceived Coercion Questionnaire Self subscale

From: Perceived coercion to enter treatment among involuntarily and voluntarily admitted patients with substance use disorders

Self subscale

IA

VA

P-value

Self subscale, total score

16.7 (5)

18.9 (4)

0.003

I know that I’m an addict/alcoholic and that I need rehab to get off drugs/alcohol

4.0 (1)

4.3 (1)

0.132

Entering this programme is my last and only hope

2.8 (1)

3.3 (1)

0.023

I don’t know where else to go and what else to do

3.0 (1)

3.4 (1)

0.053

I feel horrified and ashamed of the person I have turned into

3.2 (1)

3.7 (1)

0.013

I am sick and tired of losing everything (things and people) to my drug/alcohol problem

3.7 (1)

4.2 (1)

0.012

Number of patients

63

129

 
  1. All values represent the mean (standard deviation); IA involuntarily admitted group, VA voluntarily admitted group