Quality of life of people who inject drugs: characteristics and comparisons with other population samples.
Qual Life Res
; 22(8): 2113-21, 2013 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To assess the quality of life (QOL) of persons who inject drugs.METHODS:
Some 483 current injecting drug users visiting a large NSP over a 2-week period in October 2009 were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. QOL was measured using the WHOQOL-BREF. Data were collected on age, gender, injecting patterns, current drug treatment status and hepatitis C status. Participant QOL profiles were compared to published domain scores for a range of other population groups.RESULTS:
People who inject drugs (PWID) experience a very poor QOL irrespective of socio-demographic characteristics, injecting patterns, hepatitis C sero-status and drug treatment status. Sample participants (PWID) experience a QOL below that experienced by many population groups in the community affected by disabling chronic illnesses.CONCLUSIONS:
Injecting drug use is associated with a poor QOL. Some PWID may be self-medicating for chronic non-malignant pain, and it is likely that these people had a low QOL prior to the decision to inject. Despite this caveat, it remains likely that injecting drug use does little to enhance the QOL of the user.
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Asunto principal:
Calidad de Vida
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Abuso de Sustancias por Vía Intravenosa
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Consumidores de Drogas
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Qual Life Res
Asunto de la revista:
REABILITACAO
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TERAPEUTICA
Año:
2013
Tipo del documento:
Article