Improvement of quality of life in methadone treatment patients in northern Taiwan: a follow-up study
Chou YC, Shih SF, Tsai WD, Li CS, Xu K, Lee TS. Improvement of quality of life in methadone treatment patients in northern Taiwan: a follow-up study. BMC Psychiatry 2013, 13: 190. PMID: 23865898, PMCID: PMC3722024, DOI: 10.1186/1471-244x-13-190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethadone maintenance treatmentLong-term qualityMaintenance treatmentMethadone treatment patientsHeroin-dependent individualsWHOQOL-BREF questionnaireQuality of lifeSocial relationship domainLong-term improvementClinical characteristicsTreatment patientsBackgroundThis studyHeroin usersSignificant improvementWHOQOL-BREFImprovement of qualityMethodsThe sampleConsent formNorthern TaiwanRelationship domainPatientsBaselineMonthsTreatmentEnvironmental domains