ArticleNeuropsychiatric disease and treatment2013
Self-reported psychopathology and health-related quality of life in heroin users treated with methadone.
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- The clinico-epidemiological, diagnostic, and therapeutic aspects of methadone poisoning: a registry-based clinical study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
- Efficacy of Electroacupuncture Combined with Auricular Point Pressing in Improving Mental Well-Being among Individuals with Heroin Use Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial and Pilot Study.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2020Article
- Factors Associated with Sleep Disorders among Methadone-Maintained Drug Users in Vietnam.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Psychological distress mediated the effects of self-stigma on quality of life in opioid-dependent individuals: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2019Observational
- Predictors of sleep disturbance in heroin users receiving methadone maintenance therapy: a naturalistic study in Taiwan.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2018Article
- Relationships between received and perceived social support and health-related quality of life among patients receiving methadone maintenance treatment in Mainland China.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2017Article
- Sleep disturbance and its associations with severity of dependence, depression and quality of life among heroin-dependent patients: a cross-sectional descriptive study.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2017Article
- Comorbid Psychopathology and Alcohol Use Patterns among Methadone Maintenance Treatment Patients.Journal of addiction · 2015Article
- Prognostic factors in acute methadone toxicity: a 5-year study.Journal of toxicology · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundHealth-related quality of life (HRQoL) remains poor among heroin users, even after being treated with methadone. Evidence regarding self-reported psychopathology and HRQoL in heroin users is also limited. The present study aimed to investigate the association between self-reported psychopathology and HRQoL in Asian heroin users treated with methadone.
methodsThirty-nine heroin users treated with methadone and 39 healthy controls were recruited. Both groups self-reported on demographic data, the Brief Symptom Rating Scale, EuroQoL-5D, and World Health Organization Questionnaire on Quality of Life: Short Form. We compared clinical characteristics, psychopathology, and HRQoL between the two study groups. Correlation and regression analyses were conducted to explore the association between psychopathology and HRQoL in the heroin user group.
resultsHeroin users had more psychopathology and worse HRQoL than healthy controls. The HRQoL of heroin users had significant correlations with Brief Symptom Rating Scale scores. HRQoL could be predicted by depression, anxiety, paranoia, and additional symptoms (ie, poor appetite and sleep difficulties) independently.
conclusionSelf-reported psychopathology, depression, anxiety, paranoia, poor appetite, and sleep difficulties had a negative impact on each domain of HRQoL among heroin users treated with methadone. The importance of the environmental domain of HRQoL is discussed. Clinicians should recognize comorbid psychiatric symptoms early on to improve HRQoL in heroin users.
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