Table 2 Measures of the patients and their caregivers at the baseline and 10 weeks later through a family-oriented out-patient treatment program for youths with substance use disorder
| Baseline | 10 weeks later | Statistic value (t) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measures of youths | ||||
| Chinese Craving Beliefs Questionnaire | 13.6 ± 4.5 | 11.5 ± 2.7 | 4.510 | < 0.001* |
| Adolescents’ Behavior-Problem Scale | 92.4 ± 23.3 | 94.1 ± 28.1 | -0.706 | 0.482 |
| Family APGAR-Adolescents | 6.5 ± 2.7 | 6.5 ± 3.0 | -0.077 | 0.939 |
| Measures of youths’ caregivers | ||||
| Family APGAR-Caregivers | 5.7 ± 2.9 | 5.6 ± 2.8 | 0.342 | 0.733 |
| Chinese health questionnaire | 2.6 ± 2.5 | 1.7 ± 2.3 | 3.463 | 0.001* |
| Parenting Stress Index-Parent domain | 140.0 ± 22.6 | 136.1 ± 24.2 | 1.751 | 0.083 |
| Parenting Stress Index-Child domain | 124.0 ± 22.4 | 119.1 ± 25.8 | 2.276 | 0.025* |
