Psychometric properties of the World Health Organization quality of life assessment – brief in methadone patients: a validation study in northern Taiwan
Fu TS, Tuan YC, Yen MY, Wu WH, Huang CW, Chen WT, Li CS, Lee TS. Psychometric properties of the World Health Organization quality of life assessment – brief in methadone patients: a validation study in northern Taiwan. Harm Reduction Journal 2013, 10: 37. PMID: 24325611, PMCID: PMC4029077, DOI: 10.1186/1477-7517-10-37.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFemaleHeroin DependenceHumansMaleMethadoneNarcoticsOpiate Substitution TreatmentPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychometricsQuality of LifeSubstance Abuse, IntravenousTaiwanConceptsInjection drug usersWorld Health Organization QualityHealth Organization QualityDrug usersWHOQOL-BREFOrganization QualityFuture treatment outcome studiesMethadone maintenance treatmentBackgroundQuality of lifeImportant outcome measureTreatment outcome studiesInternal consistencyItem-domain correlationsCriterion-related validityPsychometric propertiesMaintenance treatmentMethadone patientsTest-retest reliabilityGeneral healthOverall QoLOutcome measuresOutcome studiesItem response distributionsQOL characteristicsDomain scoresImprovement 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeroin DependenceHumansMaleMethadoneMiddle AgedNarcoticsOpiate Substitution TreatmentProspective StudiesQuality of LifeSurveys and QuestionnairesTaiwanConceptsMethadone 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