ArticleBMC psychiatry2013
Improvement of quality of life in methadone treatment patients in northern Taiwan: a follow-up study.
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- Effects of Roy's Adaptation Model on Quality of Life in People with Opioid Abuse under Methadone Maintenance Treatment: A Randomized Trial.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2023Trial
- Concurrent Heroin Use and Correlates among Methadone Maintenance Treatment Clients: A 12-Month Follow-up Study in Guangdong Province, China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2016Trial
- Changes in Quality of Life following Buprenorphine Treatment: Relationship with Treatment Retention and Illicit Opioid Use.Journal of psychoactive drugsTrial
- Methadone and Buprenorphine as Medication for Addiction Treatment Diversely Affect Inflammation and Craving Depending on Their Doses.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Influence ofLife (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Factors associated with quality of life (QOL) scores among methadone patients in Myanmar.PLOS global public health · 2022Article
- Adherence among HIV-positive injection drug users undergoing methadone treatment in Taiwan.BMC psychiatry · 2020Article
- Changes in quality of life and its associated factors among illicit drug users in Vietnamese mountainous provinces: a 12-month follow-up study.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2020Article
- Opioid and Polydrug Use Among Patients in Opioid Maintenance Treatment.Substance abuse and rehabilitation · 2020Article
- Correlation between interleukin-6 levels and methadone maintenance therapy outcomes.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2019Article
- Prevalence and correlates of suicide attempt among Chinese individuals receiving methadone maintenance treatment for heroin dependence.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Correlation of cytokines, BDNF levels, and memory function in patients with opioid use disorder undergoing methadone maintenance treatment.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2018Article
- Quality of life and healthcare service utilization among methadone maintenance patients in a mountainous area of Northern Vietnam.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2017Article
- Determinants of Quality of Life in High-Dose Benzodiazepine Misusers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
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- Quality of life of adolescents and young people arrive at an addiction treatment centers upon their admission, and 1, 4 and 8 months after methadone maintenance therapy.Journal of education and health promotion · 2017Article
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- A Smartphone Application Supporting Recovery from Heroin Addiction: Perspectives of Patients and Providers in China, Taiwan, and the USA.Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study examined long-term improvement of quality of life amongst heroin users enrolled in methadone maintenance treatment (MMT).
methodsThe sample contained 553 heroin-dependent individuals from 4 hospitals in northern Taiwan who enrolled in MMT for an average of 184 days. Each patient signed a consent form and was assessed prospectively 3 times semi-annually. Quality of life was measured using the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire, 26 items of which were scored by the participants. The WHOQOL-BREF consists of four domains: physical, psychological, social, and environmental. 285 and 155 participants completed 6-month and 12-month follow-ups respectively.
resultsAfter controlling for demographic and clinical characteristics, there were statistically significant improvements in the psychological and environmental domains between baseline and 6 months. Significant improvements were found in psychological and social domains between baseline and 12 months.
conclusionsIt is concluded that methadone maintenance treatment improves heroin users' long-term quality of life in the psychological and social relationship domains.
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