scholarly journals Quality of Life and its Relationship with Perceived Stigma among Opioid Use Disorder Patients: An Exploratory Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 556-561 ◽  
Author(s):  
Swarndeep Singh ◽  
Saurabh Kumar ◽  
Siddharth Sarkar ◽  
Yatan Pal Singh Balhara
2017 ◽  
Vol 76 ◽  
pp. 88-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy W. Bray ◽  
Brandon Aden ◽  
Ashley A. Eggman ◽  
Leah Hellerstein ◽  
Eve Wittenberg ◽  
...  

Healthcare ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 167
Author(s):  
Assaf Gottlieb ◽  
Christine Bakos-Block ◽  
James R. Langabeer ◽  
Tiffany Champagne-Langabeer

Background: The Houston Emergency Opioid Engagement System was established to create an access pathway into long-term recovery for individuals with opioid use disorder. The program determines effectiveness across multiple dimensions, one of which is by measuring the participant’s reported quality of life (QoL) at the beginning of the program and at successive intervals. Methods: A visual analog scale was used to measure the change in QoL among participants after joining the program. We then identified sociodemographic and clinical characteristics associated with changes in QoL. Results: 71% of the participants (n = 494) experienced an increase in their QoL scores, with an average improvement of 15.8 ± 29 points out of a hundred. We identified 10 factors associated with a significant change in QoL. Participants who relapsed during treatment experienced minor increases in QoL, and participants who attended professional counseling experienced the largest increases in QoL compared with those who did not. Conclusions: Insight into significant factors associated with increases in QoL may inform programs on areas of focus. The inclusion of counseling and other services that address factors such as psychological distress were found to increase participants’ QoL and success in recovery.


2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 505-509
Author(s):  
Claire E. Blevins ◽  
Ana M. Abrantes ◽  
Megan E. Kurth ◽  
Alan L. Gordon ◽  
Michael D. Stein

Pain ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Stijn Veldman ◽  
Maria van Beek ◽  
Steffie van Rijswijk ◽  
Hannah Ellerbroek ◽  
Hans Timmerman ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. S140-S141
Author(s):  
A. Jalali ◽  
D. Ryan ◽  
P. Jeng ◽  
K.E. McCollister ◽  
J. Leff ◽  
...  

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