title: Using the PRECEDE model in understanding determinants of quality of life among Iranian male addicts.
abstract: Quality of Life (QOL) in opiate-addicted patients who are receiving methadone maintenance therapy is one of the important issues to be considered in the treatment of addiction. To determine a needs assessment using the PRECEDE model to find out factors related to QOL among Iranian male opiate addicts. This cross-sectional study was conducted in Kermanshah, Iran in 2013. A total of 762 male opiate addicts, who were referred to addiction treatment centers for receiving methadone maintenance treatment, were randomly selected to participate voluntarily in the study. SF-12, predisposing factors, enabling factors, reinforcement factors, and methadone maintenance treatment intention were used to find the related factors. Data were analyzed by the SPSS software (ver. 21.0) using the t-test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), bivariate correlations, and linear regression at 95% significant level. Linear regression analysis showed the determinant variable accounted for 17% of the variation in QOL. Our findings suggest, providing social support for addicts could be beneficial results for the increasing quality of life among them.
authors.affiliation: Substance Abuse Prevention Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. bkm_1344@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Behzad Karami
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Matin
authors.forename: Farzad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jalilian
authors.forename: Mehdi Mirzaei
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Alavije
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ashtarian
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mahboubi
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Afsar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003710:Demography; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008691:Methadone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D058850:Opiate Substitution Treatment / Q000379:methods*; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011788:Quality of Life; D057566:Self Report
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D008691:Methadone