The influence of the length of methadone maintenance treatment on quality of life of opioid addicts

Marijanović, Marin

doi:10.5937/racter6-4300

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“…A directly proportional correlation between health status (functional capacity indicated by the frequency of the problem in terms of mobility and the ability to care for themselves, the presence of limitations in their daily activities, often have signs of irritability and depression) and health perceptions, on one hand and the quality of life perception on the other, also supports the findings of other researchers regarding the connection between health and the quality of life 14,15 .…”

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confidence: 83%

“…Those who live in a household with more members and fewer children, have more education, and males in the city, in this study, perceive their quality of life better. The differences between addicts males and females can be explained in terms of gender specificity of men, already pointed to in other studies 2,15 . Our findings also confirm observations about the importance of social networks 11,15,17 for the quality of life of drug users, as evidenced by the predictive value of a great households 14,17 .…”

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confidence: 52%

“…The differences between addicts males and females can be explained in terms of gender specificity of men, already pointed to in other studies 2,15 . Our findings also confirm observations about the importance of social networks 11,15,17 for the quality of life of drug users, as evidenced by the predictive value of a great households 14,17 . In most households, there are all conditions for the significant support regarding instrumental (material, emotional) assistance, as well as conditions for the development of the sense of security (perception of support if needed).…”

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confidence: 52%

“…Most researchers agree that the effects of methadone substitution are the highest in the first three months of treatment 4,5 , although this program has certain effects thereafter. Moreover, a large number of researchers point to the negative effects of methadone treatment in the various domains of quality of life [11][12][13][14][15] .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, everyone claims that variations in the physical and psychological domain of the quality of life can not be explained merely by drug effects. There is no direct effect of heroin use on the quality of life [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] . Drug effect is felt in coeffects with some other (personal and environmental) characteristics (life circumstances, financial status, changes, perspective, taking part in some free and social activities, family and friends support) 19 .…”

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confidence: 99%

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Quality of life of treated opiate addicts in the methadone maintenance program and those treated with buprenorphine

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Background/Aim. Although the characteristics of the treatment are the most researched determinants of quality of life of opiate addicts, it is indisputable that there is a certain influence of the characteristics of addicts and addiction, too. The aim of this study was to determine which addicts characteristics, as well as the characteristics of the addiction and treatment have predicative influence on the quality of life of the opiate addicts treated in the methadone maintenance program and those treated with buprenorphine. Methods. The epidemiological cross-sectional study was carried out in 2013 at the Clinical Center Nis, on a total of 64 opiate addicts, both sexes, aged 18 and older (32 addicts in the methadone program, chosen by random selection, and 32 addicts treated with buprenorphine, matched by sex and age). Necessary data were collected in a ?face to face? interview with the examinees, based on the autonomous kind of a questionnaire, together with the use of the standardized World Health Organization (WHO) instruments: for health status, for the level of severity of addiction and for the quality of life measuring) based on which the health index (EQ-5D), Addiction Severity Index (ASI) and the quality of life index (WHOQOL-BREF) were calculated. The data were described by the methods of descriptive statistics, while the differences between groups were analyzed by applying ?2 and t-test. Multiple regressions were used to determine the predictors. Results. The addicts in the methadone program showed much worse perception of quality of life than those treated in another way, although, according to the values of quality of life, they did not differ significantly. The most numerous predictors of the level of quality of life were health characteristics, characteristics of the socioeconomic position of the examinees, as well as different consequences of addiction. The influence of treatment was less noticeable. Participating in the methadone program had predicative influence on perception and the level of quality of life of the addicts in mental area and that of the environment. The influence of the characteristics of methadone treatment in physical and social area was insignificant. Conclusion. Variations in the perception and level of the quality of life of opiate addicts in different areas cannot be explained using only one predictor. The number of determining variables is large, and its impact complex.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 83%