Health-related quality of life among veterans in addictions treatment: identifying behavioral targets for future intervention
| العنوان: | Health-related quality of life among veterans in addictions treatment: identifying behavioral targets for future intervention |
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| المؤلفون: | Paul G. Barnett, Marily Oppezzo, Kevin L. Delucchi, Michael Baiocchi, Judith J. Prochaska, Anne K. Michalek |
| المصدر: | Quality of Life Research. 25:1949-1957 |
| بيانات النشر: | Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2016. |
| سنة النشر: | 2016 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Substance-Related Disorders, media_common.quotation_subject, Health Behavior, Population, Psychological intervention, Article, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Quality of life (healthcare), Sickness Impact Profile, Intervention (counseling), medicine, Humans, 030212 general & internal medicine, education, Psychiatry, Aged, Veterans, media_common, Health related quality of life, education.field_of_study, business.industry, Addiction, Public health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, humanities, Substance abuse, Female, business, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| الوصف: | US veterans report lower health-related quality of life (HRQoL) relative to the general population. Identifying behavioral factors related to HRQoL that are malleable to change may inform interventions to improve well-being in this vulnerable group.The current study sought to characterize HRQoL in a largely male sample of veterans in addictions treatment, both in relation to US norms and in association with five recommended health behavior practices: regularly exercising, managing stress, having good sleep hygiene, consuming fruits and vegetables, and being tobacco free.We assessed HRQoL with 250 veterans in addictions treatment (96 % male, mean age 53, range 24-77) using scales from four validated measures. Data reduction methods identified two principal components reflecting physical and mental HRQoL. Model testing of HRQoL associations with health behaviors adjusted for relevant demographic and treatment-related covariates.Compared to US norms, the sample had lower HRQoL scores. Better psychological HRQoL was associated with higher subjective social standing, absence of pain or trauma, lower alcohol severity, and monotonically with the sum of health behaviors (all p 0.05). Specifically, psychological HRQoL was associated with regular exercise, stress management, and sleep hygiene. Regular exercise also related to better physical HRQoL. The models explained40 % of the variance in HRQoL.Exercise, sleep hygiene, and stress management are strongly associated with HRQoL among veterans in addictions treatment. Future research is needed to test the effect of interventions for improving well-being in this high-risk group. |
| تدمد: | 1573-2649 0962-9343 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::374fc9d1f5df5178269e46579ca47cbdTest https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-016-1236-3Test |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....374fc9d1f5df5178269e46579ca47cbd |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 15732649 09629343 |
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