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Table 5 Recovery strengths, barriers and change by recovery stage

From: Measuring capital in active addiction and recovery: the development of the strengths and barriers recovery scale (SABRS)

Mean number of … … …

Early recovery

mean (SD)

Sustained recovery

mean (SD)

Stable recovery

mean (SD)

F, significance

Recovery strengths in active addiction

4.7 (2.8)

3.9 (2.6)

3.8 (2.4)

6.41, p < 0.01

Recovery barriers in active addiction

7.2 (3.4)

8.6 (3.4)

8.8 (3.1)

10.69, p < 0.001

Recovery strengths in recovery

7.8 (3.6)

9.0 (3.6)

10.7 (3.2)

28.52, p < 0.001

Recovery barriers in recovery

2.6 (2.3)

2.6 (2.5)

2.2 (2.4)

1.73, p = 0.18

Strengths change

3.1 (3.6)

5.1 (4.1)

6.9 (4.0)

39.56, p < 0.001

Barriers change

−4.7 (3.9)

−6.0 (4.0)

−6.6 (3.8)

10.07, p < 0.001