Luty Jason, Arokiadass Sujaa Mary Rajagopal
Department of Psychiatry, South Essex Partnership NHS Trust, Southend on Sea, Essex, UK.
Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy. 2008 Jan 28;3:2. doi: 10.1186/1747-597X-3-2.
Serious substance misuse and dependence is widely seen as damaging to an individual and to society in general. Whereas the medical and society effects of substance misuse are widely described, some commentators suggest substance misuse may be an "alternative lifestyle".
To assess general life satisfaction amongst treatment-seeking people with substance dependence.
The Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) was administered to a sample of opioid-dependent people receiving substitute medication.
105 subjects and 105 age-sex matched subjects in a comparison group completed the questionnaire. The mean SWLS score was 7.12 (SD = 10.6; median = 6) for patients compared to 22.6 (SD = 6.8) in the comparison group. (Two sided p < 0.0001; Median difference = -13.5; Wilcoxon signed rank test.)
The study used a validated instrument and objective reports to confirm significantly higher rates of dissatisfaction with life among opioid dependent people in treatment when compared to members of the general population.
严重的药物滥用和依赖普遍被视为对个人及整个社会都有损害。尽管药物滥用对医学和社会的影响已有广泛描述,但一些评论家认为药物滥用可能是一种“另类生活方式”。
评估寻求治疗的药物依赖者的总体生活满意度。
对接受替代药物治疗的阿片类药物依赖者样本进行生活满意度量表(SWLS)测试。
105名受试者以及对照组中105名年龄和性别匹配的受试者完成了问卷调查。患者的SWLS平均得分为7.12(标准差=10.6;中位数=6),而对照组为22.6(标准差=6.8)。(双侧p<0.0001;中位数差异=-13.5;Wilcoxon符号秩检验。)
该研究使用了经过验证的工具和客观报告,证实与普通人群相比,接受治疗的阿片类药物依赖者对生活的不满率显著更高。