title: [Quality of life from the perspective of addiction].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Quality of life (QoL) is a concept that incorporates an individual's perception of health status, style and life satisfaction, mental state or well-being, and helps identify gaps in areas of functioning, facilitating the identification of risk groups and planning of preventive measures. The aim of the study is to assess the quality of life related to health (HRQOL) in patients treated for substance use in the Drug Dependency Care Unit of Monforte de Lemos (Lugo).
  
  
  METHODS
  Sociodemographic variables, health, consumer and other related QoL measured by the SF-36 questionnaire were studied in a sample of 100 users. Data were analysed with SPSS 15.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were differences in the means in most of the eight dimensions analysed, with higher scores generally by men, although these differences did not reach statistical significance except for physical role (P=.03). A meaningful data analysis is presented based on the work situation, primary drug, and infectious and somatic diseases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Overall HRQOL is lower in our users than in the general population, and it is higher in men than in women, with the most compromised area being vitality. In the present circumstances, being in active employment leads to a better HRQOL.
authors.affiliation: Unidad Asistencial de Drogodependencias de Monforte de Lemos, Lugo, España. Electronic address: carrabouxo110@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fernandez Rodriguez
authors.affiliation: Unidad Asistencial de Drogodependencias de Monforte de Lemos, Lugo, España.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Fernandez Sobrino
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna. Hospital Comarcal de Monforte de Lemos, Lugo, España.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lopez Castro
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Addiction; Adicción; Calidad de vida; Employment status; Quality of life; SF-36; Short form 36; Situación laboral