Effects of family-centered empowerment model based education program on quality of life in methamphetamine users and their families.
BACKGROUND
Nowadays there are more concerns about drug treatment of methamphetamine abusers whereas quality of life (QOL) related supportive psychotherapy is less credited.


OBJECTIVE
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of family-centered empowerment model on social support and QOL of methamphetamine users and their families.


METHODS
This study was a randomized clinical trial; individuals were randomly allocated to three groups: a group for educating methamphetamine users in recovery (95 subjects), a group for educating a family member of methamphetamine users in recovery (95 subjects) and a control group (95 subjects). Data collecting instruments were standard questionnaires of social support and health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Data were analyzed using χ2-test, t-test, paired t-test, Pearson's correlation and ANOVA.


RESULTS
Mean scores of QOL and social support dimensions changed significantly in two intervention groups (P < 0.0001), but didn't change in the control group (P > 0.05). Also, there was a positive significant relation (P < 0.05) between total social support and all dimensions of QOL for all study groups.


CONCLUSIONS
Family-centered empowerment model, easily adapted to methamphetamine users and their families, leads to improved social supports and QOL.
Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Public Health, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, IR Iran.
Afsaneh
A
Ghasemi
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Abbass
A
Rahimi Foroshani
Department of Nursing, Behbahan Faculty of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Behbahan, IR Iran.
Nasrin
N
Kheibar
Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Marziye
M
Latifi
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IR Iran.
Narges
N
Khanjani
Mental Health Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Mohammad
M
Eshagh Afkari
Department of Education and Promotion, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
Mohammad Hossein
MH
Taghdisi
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran.
Faranak
F
Ghasemi
Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Davoud
D
Shojaeizadeh
Research Center for Modeling in Health, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IR Iran.
Maryam
M
Dastoorpour
Family Nursing; Quality of Life; Social Support; methamphetamine