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Middle East Current Psychiatry

Table 5 Group differences in urge specific coping strategies and general life coping strategies

From: The outcome of integrated motivational interviewing and cognitive-behavioral therapy in Egyptian patients with substance use disorder

Urge specific coping strategies

B

SE

p

EXP B

Negative consequences thought

1.39

.50

.005*

4.03

Alternate behavior

1.96

.53

 < .001**

7.14

Positive consequences thought

1.53

.50

.003*

4.62

Mastery stress

1.95

.53

 < .001**

7.08

Distracting thoughts

1.90

.52

 < .001**

6.74

Escape the situation

.69

.47

.146

2.006

Solve the problem

1.58

.50

.002*

4.88

Spiritual coping

.77

.48

.115

2.16

Spend time with sober supports

-.46

.49

.345

.62

Refuse the substance

1.54

.51

.003*

4.67

Challenge the thoughts

1.72

.53

.001**

5.62

Think through a behavior chain

1.52

.518

.003*

4.61

Delay, wait it out

2.02

.535

 < .001**

7.56

Substitute a cigarette

-1.82

.52

.001**

.16

Relax or meditate

1.84

.53

.001**

6.33

Resolve conflict with a person

1.15

.49

.020*

3.18

Think what the therapist would say

-1.82

.52

.001**

.16

Substitute food or drink

1.56

.51

.002*

4.77

Meeting, sponsor, or counselor

.62

.48

.192

1.87

Self-punishment

.24

.46

.595

1.28

Willpower alone

.69

.48

.150

1.99

General life coping strategies

B

SE

p

EXP B

Negative consequence thoughts

1.36

.51

.008*

3.92

Positive consequence thoughts

1.23

.50

.014*

3.42

Sober ways for a good time

.96

.49

.051*

2.61

Relax or meditate regularly

1.31

.50

.009*

3.71

Keep self busy

1.11

.49

.025*

3.04

Healthy food, sleep, etc

1.20

.50

.016*

3.32

Avoid tempting situations

1.16

.50

.021*

3.19

Work toward future goals

1.14

.49

.020*

3.14

Remind yourself you are the sober person

1.01

.48

.036*

2.75

Connect with the spiritual side

.84

.48

.082

2.32

Other social support people

1.34

.50

.008*

3.83

Tell others you are not using

.51

.48

.288

1.66

Talk over feelings with others

1.64

.50

.001**

5.19

Work on problems regularly

1.10

.48

.023*

3.01

Recognize and challenge negative thoughts

.97

.49

.049*

2.63

Think about what is learned in treatment

.86

.48

.075

2.36

Meetings, aftercare, or counselor

.87

.48

.072

2.39

A job where a substance is not used

.96

.49

.052

2.61

Exercise regularly

1.16

.49

.019*

3.21

Live with clean/sober people

1.40

.51

.006*

4.08

Never keep much money

2.49

1.21

.040*

12.13

  1. -B the regression coefficients and can be interpreted as the amount of increase (or decrease if the sign of the coefficient is negative) in the predicted log odds of being in a higher level of general strategies for drugs when using MICBT intervention
  2. MICBT, educated persons, persons with personality disorder are scored with 1; NA, illiterate persons, and persons without personality disorder are scored with 0). OR odds ratios. The OR can be interpreted as the increase (above 1.0) or decrease (below 1.0) in the probability of being at a higher level on the GSD scale with MICBT participants (with other predictors in the model held constant)
  3. *Significant p value (< .05)
  4. **Highly significant p value (.001)
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