Life quality among consumers of psychoactive substances

evaluation of the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36

Authors

  • Bárbara Lais da Cruz Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. Hospital das Clínicas
  • Patricia Ucelli Simioni Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita (Unesp)
  • Thais Adriana do Carmo Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.smad.2019.000422

Keywords:

Quality of Life, Evaluation, Etanol, Street Drugs

Abstract

Objective: to describe the use and results obtained with the instrument Medical Outcomes Study Short Form -36 item (SF-36) to evaluate the quality of life of people in situations of use, abuse or
dependence of psychoactive substances (SPA). Method: a bibliographic survey was carried out in articles and scientific journals, dissertations and monographs. Results: studies show that the use
of psychoactive substances affects health and quality of life. Conclusion: it can be observed that the SF-36 instrument is valid and reliable for the assessment of the quality of life among SPA users and has in its domains some dimensions that are very sensitive to the evaluation of quality of life aspects of this population.

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Published

2019-11-07

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 3 (2019)

Section

Review article

How to Cite

Cruz, B. L. da, Simioni, P. U., & Carmo, T. A. do. (2019). Life quality among consumers of psychoactive substances: evaluation of the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36. SMAD Revista Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool E Drogas (Edição Em Português), 15(3), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.smad.2019.000422