Psychoactive Drugs and Quality of Life

Ventegodt, Søren; Merrick, Joav

doi:10.1100/tsw.2003.57

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“…Other authors have also demonstrated a negative effect of psychotropic drug use on QoL (Stein et al 1998;Ventegodt and Merrick 2003), but it remains unclear whether this can be attributed to the drug use itself or to the negative life events that may have induced drug use. Drug users' scores for physical health are similar to other populations with chronic problems, but their mental health scores are usually much lower.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Injection Drug User Quality of Life (IDUQoL), Quality of Life Interview (QOLI), SF-36) have been used to measure the concept of QoL among drug and alcohol users (Ventegodt and Merrick 2003). The theoretical basis of most instruments for measuring quality of life in this population is often weak or non-existent and the psychometric properties can be poor (Taillefer et al 2003).…”

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Exploratory Study on Drug Users’ Perspectives on Quality of Life: More than Health-Related Quality of Life?

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In drug treatment outcome literature, a focus on objective and socially desirable indicators of change (e.g. no drug use) has predominated, while outcome indicators that are important for drug users themselves (e.g. quality of life, satisfaction with treatment) have largely been neglected. Nonetheless, Quality of Life (QoL) has become an important concept to evaluate effectiveness of treatment in mental health care research and disability studies. Given the almost exclusive focus on Health-related Quality of Life (HRQOL) in substance abuse research and the neglect of clients' perspectives in this field, we explore in this study the concept of QoL as perceived by drug users. Focus group discussions (n = 9) were organised in various treatment settings and community services for drug users in the region of Ghent, Belgium to identify important dimensions of QoL and their interpretation by drug users. Data were clustered and analysed based on the theoretical framework of Robert Schalock (Quality of life. Volume 1: Conceptualization and measurement, 1996). The domains 'personal relationships', 'social inclusion' and 'self-determination' were discussed most frequently by the participants. They stressed the importance of a supportive social network in particular. It can be concluded that QoL is not primarily associated by drug users with health and it involves much more than the aspects typically represented in measures of HRQOL.

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Exploratory Study on Drug Users’ Perspectives on Quality of Life: More than Health-Related Quality of Life?

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“…The use was connected to a small but significant reduction in quality of life. The study did not address the question whether the drug use was the result of a non-optimal quality of life (most likely), or resulted in a reduced quality of life (less likely) (Ventegodt and Merrick, 2003).…”

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“…In February 1993, Ventegodt and Merrick (2003) investigated by questionnaire the connection between use of psychoactive drugs and quality of life in a representative sample of the Danish population. Among 2 460 persons aged 18 to 88 years, randomly selected from the Danish Central Register, and 7 222 person from the Copenhagen Perinatal Birth Cohort 1959-61 (31-33 years old), 61% and 64% respectively, reported their use of ten different psychotropic drugs and quality of life.…”

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Occurrence and use of hallucinogenic mushrooms containing psilocybin alkaloids

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Gry²,

Kristinsson³

2009

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“…The chronic use of drugs that cause euphoria or changes in consciousness may lead to reduced QL 2 . The chronic use of cocaine or crack, in addition to higher mortality, leads to reduction in life expectancy, and several socioeconomic effects due to higher rates of hospitalization, underemployment, unemployment, and numerous other impairments such as personal suffering, isolation, stigma, and familial disengagement 2 .…”

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Quality of life and sleep impairment in chronic cocaine dependents

Lima

Rossini

Reimão

2008

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr.

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-Objective: To evaluate quality of life (QL) and sleep quality impairment of cocaine chronic dependents in use of cocaine. Method: 40 patients, chronic cocaine dependents were evaluated (37 M; 3 F), with mean age of 28.92 years, along with 40 controls paired for gender and age. The following instruments were used: a) the semi-structured clinical interview; b) the Brazil Economic Classification; c) the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; d) World Heath Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF). Results: The cocaine dependents showed QL impairment, with deficits in the physical, psychological and social relations domains. Impaired sleep quality was also observed in the cocaine dependents. However, the QL impairment was not directly due to sleep deficit. Conclusion: Chronic cocaine dependents showed impairment in QL and sleep impairment. However, for the cocaine dependent group, sleep impairment was not regarded as compromising QL probably because cocaine, rather than sleep, was the main factor negatively influencing QL.KEy WORdS: cocaine, sleep, sleep disorders, quality of life. Qualidade de vida e comprometimento do sono em dependentes crônicos de cocaínaResumo -Objetivo: Avaliar a qualidade de vida (QV) em dependentes de cocaína na fase de uso de droga e comprometimento da qualidade do sono. Método: Foram avaliados 40 pacientes dependentes de cocaína (37 M; 3 F), com média de idade de 29,92 anos; e 40 controles, equiparando-se as variáveis de gênero e idade e utilizando-se os seguintes instrumentos: a) Entrevista clínica semi-dirigida; b) Classificação Econômica Brasil; c) Índice de Qualidade do Sono de Pittsburgh; d) World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOLBreve). Resultados: Os dependentes de cocaína apresentaram prejuízo na QV, com alterações nos domínios físico, psicológico e também das relações sociais. No grupo estudo não houve associação entre QV e qualidade do sono, ou seja, para os sujeitos desta amostra, a qualidade do sono não afetou a QV. Conclusão: No grupo estudo a QV foi considerada prejudicada, mas não devida de forma primordial ao comprometimento da qualidade do sono. Nestes pacientes a cocaína é provavelmente o fator primordial negativo sobre a QV e não o comprometimento do sono. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: cocaína, sono, distúrbios do sono, qualidade de vida.

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Psychoactive Drugs and Quality of Life

Cited by 54 publications

References 14 publications

Exploratory Study on Drug Users’ Perspectives on Quality of Life: More than Health-Related Quality of Life?

Exploratory Study on Drug Users’ Perspectives on Quality of Life: More than Health-Related Quality of Life?

Occurrence and use of hallucinogenic mushrooms containing psilocybin alkaloids

Quality of life and sleep impairment in chronic cocaine dependents

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