Quality of life for drug abusers accepting methadone maintenance treatment.
- Author:
Xing-Li LI
1
;
Hong-Zhuan TAN
;
Zhen-Qiu SUN
Author Information
1. School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha 410078, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Female;
Humans;
Male;
Methadone;
administration & dosage;
Opioid-Related Disorders;
drug therapy;
Quality of Life;
Substance Withdrawal Syndrome;
drug therapy;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences)
2008;33(7):601-605
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To explore the change and influence factors of quality of life QOL for drug abusers who accepted methadone maintenance treatment (MMT).
METHODS:The questionnaire of QOL-BRIEF was used to measure the level of QQL when patients just entered the study and 6 months after the treatment respectively. The effect of therapy and characteristic of patients on change of QOL was analyzed.
RESULTS:The scores in physiological domain, psychological domain, and the total score obviously increased after the treatment. There was no significant difference in the change of QOL between the patients of different dose groups. The QOLs of males and patients with long-time drug use improved significantly after the treatment.
CONCLUSION:MMT can raise the QOL of drug abusers. Gender and time of drug use may be the risk factors of QOL improvement.
