Two-year outcome of quality of life among heroin dependants at Methadone Maintenance Therapy clinic, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan
The commencement of Methadone Maintenance Therapy (MMT) in 2005 has made a quantum leap in the management of heroin dependence in Malaysia. The objective of the study was to examine the two year change in quality of life (QOL) among heroin dependants at MMT clinic, Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital (HT...
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| author | Musa, Ramli Abu Bakar, Ahmad Zafri Mat Zain, Nora Mohamed Rozali, Junid |
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| description | The commencement of Methadone Maintenance Therapy (MMT) in 2005 has made a quantum leap in the management of
heroin dependence in Malaysia. The objective of the study was to examine the two year change in quality of life (QOL) among
heroin dependants at MMT clinic, Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital (HTAA).This was a cohort study in which the second
administration of QOL was conducted with two year interval from the baseline. From a total of 172 patients enrolled into the MMT programme at the point of entry at HTAA, we examined 107 patients who were retained in the programme after two years(62.6% retention rate). Analysis of repeated measurement of paired t-test demonstrated significant imrovements in all four domains of QOL (physical, psychological, social relationships and environment) (p<0.001). The most marked improvement was noted in psychological domain.The MMT programme at HTAA is effective in improving the QOL among heroin dependants. |
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| spelling | iium-377542014-08-20T01:14:21Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/37754/ Two-year outcome of quality of life among heroin dependants at Methadone Maintenance Therapy clinic, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan Musa, Ramli Abu Bakar, Ahmad Zafri Mat Zain, Nora Mohamed Rozali, Junid RC321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry The commencement of Methadone Maintenance Therapy (MMT) in 2005 has made a quantum leap in the management of heroin dependence in Malaysia. The objective of the study was to examine the two year change in quality of life (QOL) among heroin dependants at MMT clinic, Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital (HTAA).This was a cohort study in which the second administration of QOL was conducted with two year interval from the baseline. From a total of 172 patients enrolled into the MMT programme at the point of entry at HTAA, we examined 107 patients who were retained in the programme after two years(62.6% retention rate). Analysis of repeated measurement of paired t-test demonstrated significant imrovements in all four domains of QOL (physical, psychological, social relationships and environment) (p<0.001). The most marked improvement was noted in psychological domain.The MMT programme at HTAA is effective in improving the QOL among heroin dependants. Malaysian Medical Associations 2010-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/37754/1/Ramli_Musa.pdf Musa, Ramli and Abu Bakar, Ahmad Zafri and Mat Zain, Nora and Mohamed Rozali, Junid (2010) Two-year outcome of quality of life among heroin dependants at Methadone Maintenance Therapy clinic, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 65 (Supp A). p. 50. ISSN 0300-5283 http://www.e-mjm.org/2010/CRC_2010_supA.pdf |
| spellingShingle | RC321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry Musa, Ramli Abu Bakar, Ahmad Zafri Mat Zain, Nora Mohamed Rozali, Junid Two-year outcome of quality of life among heroin dependants at Methadone Maintenance Therapy clinic, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan |
| title | Two-year outcome of quality of life among heroin
dependants at Methadone Maintenance Therapy clinic,
Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan
|
| title_full | Two-year outcome of quality of life among heroin
dependants at Methadone Maintenance Therapy clinic,
Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan
|
| title_fullStr | Two-year outcome of quality of life among heroin
dependants at Methadone Maintenance Therapy clinic,
Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan
|
| title_full_unstemmed | Two-year outcome of quality of life among heroin
dependants at Methadone Maintenance Therapy clinic,
Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan
|
| title_short | Two-year outcome of quality of life among heroin
dependants at Methadone Maintenance Therapy clinic,
Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan
|
| title_sort | two-year outcome of quality of life among heroin
dependants at methadone maintenance therapy clinic,
hospital tengku ampuan afzan |
| topic | RC321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/37754/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/37754/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/37754/1/Ramli_Musa.pdf |