Associated risk factors to non-compliance to methadone maintenance therapy
The escalating problem of opiate dependence in Malaysia and the limitations of regimental approach of forced admission to rehabilitation centres had triggered the government to expand the methadone maintenance therapy to become a national programme. This study aimed to evaluate the short-term o...
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| author | Musa, Ramli Abu Bakar, Ahmad Zafri Mohamed Rozali, Junid Sidi, Hatta |
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| description | The escalating problem of opiate dependence in Malaysia
and the limitations of regimental approach of forced
admission to rehabilitation centres had triggered the
government to expand the methadone maintenance therapy
to become a national programme. This study aimed to
evaluate the short-term outcomes of the Methadone
Maintenance Therapy programme in one of the busiest
hospital in east coast Malaysia. We also explored the
prevalence on non-compliance and factors associated to it.
A total of 172 patient case notes at Methadone Clinic
Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan (HTAA) were retrieved for
relevant data. A short survey was also conducted to
determine the subjects’ current employment and marital
status. The programme’s retention rate was 62% and factors
associated with poor compliance were unemployment, low
quality of life scores and low dose of methadone. A special
attention on the patients with these three risk factors may
improve their compliance to MMT. The short-term evaluation
of MMT at HTAA revealed favourable findings. |
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| spelling | iium-376722015-07-02T01:00:57Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/37672/ Associated risk factors to non-compliance to methadone maintenance therapy Musa, Ramli Abu Bakar, Ahmad Zafri Mohamed Rozali, Junid Sidi, Hatta R Medicine (General) RC321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry The escalating problem of opiate dependence in Malaysia and the limitations of regimental approach of forced admission to rehabilitation centres had triggered the government to expand the methadone maintenance therapy to become a national programme. This study aimed to evaluate the short-term outcomes of the Methadone Maintenance Therapy programme in one of the busiest hospital in east coast Malaysia. We also explored the prevalence on non-compliance and factors associated to it. A total of 172 patient case notes at Methadone Clinic Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan (HTAA) were retrieved for relevant data. A short survey was also conducted to determine the subjects’ current employment and marital status. The programme’s retention rate was 62% and factors associated with poor compliance were unemployment, low quality of life scores and low dose of methadone. A special attention on the patients with these three risk factors may improve their compliance to MMT. The short-term evaluation of MMT at HTAA revealed favourable findings. Malaysian Medical Association 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/37672/1/22.Associated_risk_factors_Methadone.pdf Musa, Ramli and Abu Bakar, Ahmad Zafri and Mohamed Rozali, Junid and Sidi, Hatta (2012) Associated risk factors to non-compliance to methadone maintenance therapy. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 67 (6). pp. 560-564. ISSN 0300-5283 http://e-mjm.org/ |
| spellingShingle | R Medicine (General) RC321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry Musa, Ramli Abu Bakar, Ahmad Zafri Mohamed Rozali, Junid Sidi, Hatta Associated risk factors to non-compliance to methadone maintenance therapy |
| title | Associated risk factors to non-compliance to methadone
maintenance therapy |
| title_full | Associated risk factors to non-compliance to methadone
maintenance therapy |
| title_fullStr | Associated risk factors to non-compliance to methadone
maintenance therapy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Associated risk factors to non-compliance to methadone
maintenance therapy |
| title_short | Associated risk factors to non-compliance to methadone
maintenance therapy |
| title_sort | associated risk factors to non-compliance to methadone
maintenance therapy |
| topic | R Medicine (General) RC321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry |
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