| Quality of life of people who inject drugs: characteristics and comparisons with other population samples. | |
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PMID: 23341173 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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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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Jane A Fischer; Sue Conrad; Alexandra M Clavarino; Robert Kemp; Jackob M Najman |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2013-1-23 |
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Title: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation Volume: - ISSN: 1573-2649 ISO Abbreviation: Qual Life Res Publication Date: 2013 Jan |
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Created Date: 2013-1-23 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9210257 Medline TA: Qual Life Res Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Pharmacy Australia Centre for Excellence (PACE), School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, 4102, Australia, Jane.Fischer@Flinders.edu.au. |
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