title: A 12-month evaluation of health-related quality of life outcomes of methadone maintenance program in a rural Malaysian sample.
abstract: This paper focuses on the evaluation of addiction program effectiveness which involves changes in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) profile. This study was conducted from 2007 until 2010 at a rural methadone maintenance treatment center in Malaysia to assess HRQoL outcomes before and after treatment. Fifty-seven respondents completed the WHOQOL-BREF at baseline, 6 months, and 12 months postintervention. Data were analyzed using nonparametric techniques (SPSS 15). Significant and positive HRQoL impacts were demonstrated. Future studies with larger sample are encouraged. This study was supported by the Ministry of Health Malaysia.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Clinical and Quality of Life Studies (CCQoLS), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia. peilinlua@unisza.edu.my
authors.forename: Pei Lin
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Lua
authors.forename: Nor Samira
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Talib
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017281:Cost of Illness; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D008691:Methadone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009294:Narcotics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D058850:Opiate Substitution Treatment / Q000379:methods*; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D012424:Rural Population; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D009294:Narcotics; D008691:Methadone