Quality of Life Among Drug-Dependent and Non-Drug Dependent Individuals in Iran
| Author | Shahrokh Aghayan | en |
| Author | Ahmad Khosravi | en |
| Author | Hadiseh Ramezanzad | en |
| Author | Zakieh Sadeghi | en |
| Author | Mohammad Amiri | en |
| Orcid | Ahmad Khosravi [0000-0002-1106-3782] | en |
| Orcid | Mohammad Amiri [0000-0003-2151-8530] | en |
| Issued Date | 2018-03-31 | en |
| Abstract | Background: Drug dependency is one of the most important issues in any society and it is among the most widespread health risk factors. Objectives: This study was conducted to determine quality of life in drug- dependent individuals, who were under methadone treatment, and non-drug dependent persons in Shahroud (northeast of Iran). Methods: In this comparative study, 266 drug dependent participants and 541 non-drug dependent participants were studied in 2014. The Persian version of SF-36 Quality of Life Questionnaire was used to collect data. The data were analyzed using chi square test, t test, and ANOVA. Results: The majority of the participants (77.1%) in both groups were male. The mean age of drug-dependent participants was 37.6 ± 10.7, the mean duration of drug dependency was 12.0 ± 9.3 years, and the mean duration of treatment in methadone maintenance treatment centers (MMT) was 24.6 ± 22.6 months. No significant difference (P > 0.05) was observed between the 2 groups in any aspects of quality of life other than the vitality (P = 0.001). Conclusions: In this study, quality of life scores were not significantly different between drug dependent and non-dependent participants. It seems that treatment with the use of methadone and buprenorphine can play a good role in improving quality of life of addicts. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/ijpbs.10101 | en |
| URI | https://brieflands.com/journals/ijpbs/articles/10101 | en |
| Keyword | Substance-Related Disorders | en |
| Keyword | Drug-Dependent | en |
| Keyword | Methadone | en |
| Keyword | Quality of Life | en |
| Keyword | Iran | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Quality of Life Among Drug-Dependent and Non-Drug Dependent Individuals in Iran | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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