Examination of Quality of Life among Patients with Alcohol or Substance Use Disorder in Outpatient Rehabilitation Center

Year 2024, Volume: 25 Issue: 4, 410 - 420, 30.12.2024

Başak Ünübol , Gizem Akülker , Rabia Bilici , Selim Arpacıoğlu

https://doi.org/10.51982/bagimli.1432464

Abstract

Objective: The study aimed to examine the change in the quality of life levels of patients followed at the BAHAR Center with a diagnosis of Alcohol or Substance Use Disorder and to investigate the factors effective in this change.
Method: Patients followed up at Erenköy BAHAR Center with a diagnosis of Alcohol/Substance Use Disorder between January 2022 and June 2023 were consecutively included in the study. The Sociodemographic Data Form and the Quality of Life Scale Short Form (WHOQOL-BREF) were administered to the patients who were followed up at the rehabilitation center as a pre-test at the first interview and as a post-test at the 6th month of treatment.
Results: 82% of the participants were men, 18% were women, 44% were high school graduates, 38% were single, 48% were unemployed, and 76% were living with their families. Physical Quality of Life Sub-Dimension, Psychological Sub-Dimension, Social Sub-Dimension, Environment Sub-Dimension and Total "Post-Test" score averages of the WHOQOL-BREF Scale were all found to be significantly different and greater than the "Pre-Test" score averages.
Conclusion: This study can play a role as a guide in clinical intervention strategies in terms of including more interventions aimed at improving the quality of life when structuring the programs of patients in the rehabilitation process..

Keywords

addiction, rehabilitation, quality of life

Ayaktan Rehabilitasyon Merkezinde Takipli Alkol veya Madde Kullanım Bozukluğu Tanılı Hastalarda Yaşam Kalitesinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmada Alkol veya Madde Kullanım Bozukluğu tanılarıyla BAHAR Merkezinden takip edilen hastaların yaşam kalitesi düzeylerinin değişiminin incelenmesi ve bu değişimde etkili faktörlerin araştırılması amaçlanmıştır.
Yöntem: Ocak 2022- Haziran 2023 tarihleri arasında Alkol/Madde Kullanım Bozukluğu tanısıyla Erenköy BAHAR Merkezi’nde takipli hastalar ardışık olarak çalışmaya dahil edilmiştir. Rehabilitasyon merkezinde takibine başlanan hastalara Sosyodemografik Veri Formu ile birlikte Yaşam Kalitesi Ölçeği Kısa Formu (WHOQOL-BREF) ilk görüşmede ön- test olarak ve tedavisinin 6. ayında son-test olarak uygulanmıştır.
Bulgular: Katılımcıların %82’si erkek, %18’i kadın, %44 oranında lise mezunu, %38’i bekar, %48’i çalışmıyor ve %76’sı ailesiyle yaşıyordu. WHOQOL-BREF Ölçeğinin Fiziksel Yaşam Kalitesi Alt Boyutu, Psikolojik Alt Boyutu, Sosyal Alt Boyutu Çevre Alt Boyutu ve Toplam “Son-Test” puan ortalamaların tümü “Ön-Test” puan ortalamalarından anlamlı şekilde farklı ve büyük saptandı.
Sonuç: Rehabilitasyon sürecindeki hastaların programlarının yapılandırılması sırasında, yaşam kalitesini artırmaya yönelik müdahalelere daha çok yer verilmesi açısından klinik müdahale stratejilerinde de yol gösterici olabilir.

Keywords

bağımlılık, yaşam kalitesi, rehabilitasyon

Supporting Institution

İstanbul Kalkınma Ajansı tarafından desteklenmiştir.

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