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Table 4 Quality-of-life (QoL) scores and cost per QoL point in the four domains at the 6- and 12-month assessments ( n = 155)

From: Improvement of quality of life in methadone treatment patients in northern Taiwan: a follow-up study

    

Incremental QoL gain

Cost per QoL point

 

Baseline score

6-month

12-month

6-month

12-month

6-month

12-month

 

M( SD)

M( SD)

M( SD)

    

Physical

56.80 (15.14)

58.59 (14.48)

58.38 (14.52)

1.79

1.58

329.5

746.6

Psychological

50.06 (16.23)

52.90 (16.48)

54.01 (17.37)

2.84*

3.95**

207.7

298.7

Social Relations

53.49 (18.80)

54.76 (17.23)

56.51 (17.85)

1.27

3.02*

464.4

390.6

Environmental

52.34 (17.04)

54.79 (16.59)

54.58 (16.80)

2.45*

2.24

240.8

526.7

  1. Note. Repeated measures analyses of variance of baseline, 6-month and 12-month follow-ups were performed to control for age, education, gender, age at first heroin use, methadone dose and days in MMT before study. Cost per QoL point = Total MMT cost/Incremental QoL gain. MMT cost was $1179.70 in 2009. For the 6-month calculation, $589.85 (1179.7/2) was used.
  2. * p < .05. ** p < .01.
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BMC Psychiatry

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