Associated risk factors to non-compliance to methadone maintenance therapy

The escalating problem of opiate dependence in Malaysia and the limitations of regimental approach of forced admission to rehabilitation centres had triggered the government to expand the methadone maintenance therapy to become a national programme. This study aimed to evaluate the short-term o...

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Main Authors:	Musa, Ramli, Abu Bakar, Ahmad Zafri, Mohamed Rozali, Junid, Sidi, Hatta
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Malaysian Medical Association 2012
Subjects:	R Medicine (General) RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
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spelling	iium-376722015-07-02T01:00:57Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/37672/ Associated risk factors to non-compliance to methadone maintenance therapy Musa, Ramli Abu Bakar, Ahmad Zafri Mohamed Rozali, Junid Sidi, Hatta R Medicine (General) RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry The escalating problem of opiate dependence in Malaysia and the limitations of regimental approach of forced admission to rehabilitation centres had triggered the government to expand the methadone maintenance therapy to become a national programme. This study aimed to evaluate the short-term outcomes of the Methadone Maintenance Therapy programme in one of the busiest hospital in east coast Malaysia. We also explored the prevalence on non-compliance and factors associated to it. A total of 172 patient case notes at Methadone Clinic Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan (HTAA) were retrieved for relevant data. A short survey was also conducted to determine the subjects’ current employment and marital status. The programme’s retention rate was 62% and factors associated with poor compliance were unemployment, low quality of life scores and low dose of methadone. A special attention on the patients with these three risk factors may improve their compliance to MMT. The short-term evaluation of MMT at HTAA revealed favourable findings. Malaysian Medical Association 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/37672/1/22.Associated_risk_factors_Methadone.pdf Musa, Ramli and Abu Bakar, Ahmad Zafri and Mohamed Rozali, Junid and Sidi, Hatta (2012) Associated risk factors to non-compliance to methadone maintenance therapy. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 67 (6). pp. 560-564. ISSN 0300-5283 http://e-mjm.org/
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topic	R Medicine (General) RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
spellingShingle	R Medicine (General) RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry Musa, Ramli Abu Bakar, Ahmad Zafri Mohamed Rozali, Junid Sidi, Hatta Associated risk factors to non-compliance to methadone maintenance therapy
description	The escalating problem of opiate dependence in Malaysia and the limitations of regimental approach of forced admission to rehabilitation centres had triggered the government to expand the methadone maintenance therapy to become a national programme. This study aimed to evaluate the short-term outcomes of the Methadone Maintenance Therapy programme in one of the busiest hospital in east coast Malaysia. We also explored the prevalence on non-compliance and factors associated to it. A total of 172 patient case notes at Methadone Clinic Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan (HTAA) were retrieved for relevant data. A short survey was also conducted to determine the subjects’ current employment and marital status. The programme’s retention rate was 62% and factors associated with poor compliance were unemployment, low quality of life scores and low dose of methadone. A special attention on the patients with these three risk factors may improve their compliance to MMT. The short-term evaluation of MMT at HTAA revealed favourable findings.
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author	Musa, Ramli Abu Bakar, Ahmad Zafri Mohamed Rozali, Junid Sidi, Hatta
author_facet	Musa, Ramli Abu Bakar, Ahmad Zafri Mohamed Rozali, Junid Sidi, Hatta
author_sort	Musa, Ramli
title	Associated risk factors to non-compliance to methadone maintenance therapy
title_short	Associated risk factors to non-compliance to methadone maintenance therapy
title_full	Associated risk factors to non-compliance to methadone maintenance therapy
title_fullStr	Associated risk factors to non-compliance to methadone maintenance therapy
title_full_unstemmed	Associated risk factors to non-compliance to methadone maintenance therapy
title_sort	associated risk factors to non-compliance to methadone maintenance therapy
publisher	Malaysian Medical Association
publishDate	2012
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/37672/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/37672/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/37672/1/22.Associated_risk_factors_Methadone.pdf
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Associated risk factors to non-compliance to methadone maintenance therapy

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