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Quality of Life Research
Gepubliceerd in: Quality of Life Research 8/2013

01-10-2013 | Brief Communication

Quality of life of people who inject drugs: characteristics and comparisons with other population samples

Auteurs: Jane A. Fischer, Sue Conrad, Alexandra M. Clavarino, Robert Kemp, Jackob M. Najman

Gepubliceerd in: Quality of Life Research | Uitgave 8/2013

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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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Metagegevens
Titel
Quality of life of people who inject drugs: characteristics and comparisons with other population samples
Auteurs
Jane A. Fischer
Sue Conrad
Alexandra M. Clavarino
Robert Kemp
Jackob M. Najman
Publicatiedatum
01-10-2013
Uitgeverij
Springer Netherlands
Gepubliceerd in
Quality of Life Research / Uitgave 8/2013
Print ISSN: 0962-9343
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2649
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-013-0350-8

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