Quality of life in pregnant substance dependent women undergoing opioid maintenance therapy

Citation
G. Fischer et al., Quality of life in pregnant substance dependent women undergoing opioid maintenance therapy, NERVENHEILK, 19(4), 2000, pp. 205-211
Citations number
42
Categorie Soggetti
Neurology
Journal title
NERVENHEILKUNDE
ISSN journal
07221541 → ACNP
Volume
19
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
205 - 211
Database
ISI
SICI code
0722-1541(2000)19:4<205:QOLIPS>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
The evaluation of quality of life is a new research area in psychiatry. So far, no data are available for the high risk group of pregnant substance de pendent women undergoing standardized opioid maintenance therapy Fourty-thr ee pregnant women enroled in a structured multiprofessional treatment progr amme were standardized investigated with the Berliner-quality-of-life profi le. The women (15 were methadone maintained, 14 received slow-release morph ine and 14 sublingual buprenorphine during pregnancy) showed at time of del ivery a general satisfaction with their quality-of-life. However, the major ity scored very negatively in regard to their financial situation, whereas the relationship to their partners was perceived to be extremely positive. The multiprofessional treatment approach yielded to a significant reduction of their daily nicotine consumption (p > 0.05) as well as to healthy neona tes with a mean birth weight of 3024 gram. These results show that the mult iprofessional treatment model has a good acceptance in the target populatio n, yielded to a general satisfying life situation, however, focus needs to be addressed on psychosocial support.