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0206/2012 - Quality of life in users of psychoactive substances, relatives, and non-users assessed by the WHOQOL-BREF
Qualidade de vida em usuários de substâncias psicoativas, familiares e não usuários por meio do WHOQOL-BREF

Author:

• Taís de Campos Moreira - Moreira, T.C. - Porto Alegre, RS - UFCSPA - <taiscmoreira@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0968-9599

Co-author(s):

• Luciana Rizzieri Figueiró - Figueiró, L.R - UFCSPA - <lucianarizzieri@yahoo.com.br>
• Simone Fernandes - Fernandes, S. - UFCSPA - <simone_psicol@yahoo.com.br>
• Fernanda Maia Justo - Justo, F.M. - UFCSPA - <nanda.maia84@hotmail.com>
• Ismael Rodrigo Dias - Dias, I.R. - UFCSPA - <ismaelrd@hotmail.com>
• Helena MT Barros - Barros, HMT - UFCSPA - <helenbar@ufcspa.edu.br>
• Maristela Ferigolo - Ferigolo, M - UFCSPA - <mari@ufcspa.edu.br>

Thematic Area:

Epidemiologia

Abstract:

Quality of life is related to one of the basic human desires, which is to live well and feel good. The purpose: to evaluate the quality of life of psychoactive substance users and relatives, compared to non-users, analyzed by socioeconomic strata. A cross-sectional study with users of psychoactive substances, relatives, and other individuals who called the Information and Orientation Service regarding drug abuse. Data collection took place between November 2009 and December 2010. Collected data from users, relatives, and non-users, including socioeconomic characteristics and data regarding substance consumption when appropriate; in addition, we administered the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument abbreviated version (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire. 347 individuals responded to the WHOQOL-Bref. Among the 138 users (70%) used alcohol, 76 (39%), marijuana, 111 (57%) tobacco, 78 (40%) cocaine and 70 (36%) crack. Control subjects had higher, scores than the relatives of users and users in all areas of the questionnaire (p <0.05). Psychoactive substance users scored lower in almost all domains and overall score in the WHOQOL-Bref in comparison with the sample of non-drug users. These findings reflect poor quality of life of patients and their relatives.

Keywords:

quality of life drug users family dependency

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Moreira, T.C., Figueiró, L.R, Fernandes, S., Justo, F.M., Dias, I.R., Barros, HMT, Ferigolo, M. Quality of life in users of psychoactive substances, relatives, and non-users assessed by the WHOQOL-BREF. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2012/May). [Citado em 22/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/quality-of-life-in-users-of-psychoactive-substances-relatives-and-nonusers-assessed-by-the-whoqolbref/10230?id=10230&id=10230



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