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Table 1 Participant demographics and other characteristics

From: “Sometimes you have to take the person and show them how”: adapting behavioral activation for peer recovery specialist-delivery to improve methadone treatment retention

 

Patient Participants (n = 20)

Staff/PRS Participants (n = 12)

Total Participants (n = 32)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Race

 Black or African American

12 (60.0)

9 (75.0)

21 (65.6)

 White

6 (30.0)

2 (16.7)

8 (25.0)

 Other

2 (10.0)

1 (8.3)

3 (9.4)

Male gendera

14 (70.0)

5 (41.7)

19 (59.4)

Female gendera

6 (30.0)

7 (58.3)

13 (40.6)

Mean age (SD)

48.4 (10.0)

49.2 (0.7)

48.7 (10.1)

Highest level of education

 Some high school

7 (35.0)

0 (0.0)

7 (21.9)

 High school diploma or GED

8 (40.0)

3 (25.0)

11 (34.4)

 Some college

3 (15.0)

1 (8.3)

4 (12.5)

 Associate’s degree

2 (10.0)

3 (25.0)

5 (15.6)

 Bachelor’s degree

0 (0.0)

2 (16.7)

2 (6.3)

 Master’s degree or higher

0 (0.0)

3 (25.0)

3 (9.4)

SUD history

20 (100)

10 (83.3)

30 (93.8)

Mean age of first SU (SD)b

17.7 (5.1)

NA

Avg years working in SUD treatment (SD)c

NA

9.6 (7.6)

  1. SD Standard deviation, SU Substance use, SUD Substance use disorder, PRS Peer recovery specialist
  2. aParticipants self-identified as male or female gender though non-binary and other gender responses were included as options on the demographics survey
  3. bQuestion only asked of patient participants
  4. cQuestion only asked of staff and PRS participants