Effectiveness of Methadone Maintenance Therapy and Improvement in Quality of Life Following a Decade of Implementation
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- 作者：Joni Teoh Bing Fei ; M.B. ; B.Ch. ; B.A.O.a ; drjoniteoh@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Anne Yee ; M.B. ; B.Ch. ; B.A.O. ; M.P.M.b ; Mohamad Hussain Bin Habil ; M.B.B.S. ; M.P.M.b ; Mahmoud Danaee ; B.Sc. ; M.Sc. ; Ph.D.c
- 关键词：Methadone ; Opioid use disorder ; Effectiveness ; Quality of life ; HIV
- 刊名：Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：October 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：69
- 期：Complete
- 页码：50-56
- 全文大小：277 K
文摘
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Methadone maintenance therapy is effective in improving several outcome domains.
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Quality of life improved with methadone treatment.
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Quality of life does not further improve as duration of methadone treatment increased.
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Age above 50 years old, positive HIV status and physical symptoms predicted a poorer improvement in quality of life.