Quality of life of outpatients in methadone maintenance treatment centers in Hanoi
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We conduct a cross-sectional descriptive study on 912 opioid addicts who were treated in five Methadone maintenance treatment centers in Hanoi, from June 2020 to December 2020. This study aims to describe the current quality of life of outpatients treated with Methadone in Hanoi. After a 7-month period, results show that the percentage of male accounted for 99.3%, the majority of participants are working (87.3%). The majority of patients reported average or high income (70,7%) and 73.8% of them were satisfied with that level of income. 62.8% of participants in the study gave their assessment of their quality of life as “neither poor nor good”. The percentage of participants who are satisfied with their health accounts for the highest percentage (44.3%). The average quality of life scores for the WHOQOL-BREF domains arranged in descending order were physical health, mental health, environment and social relationships, with the respective scores of 73.56; 64.16; 62,14 and 56,17. Thus, patients treated with Methadone have relatively good social integration ability and working ability to settle down their lives and contribute to society, and also improve their quality of life.
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Quality of life, Methadone treatment
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