Determinants of quality of life in Pakistani substance user men vary among married and unmarried men

ABSTRACT

Objectives

The objective of the study was to assess whether determinants of quality of life are different or similar for married and unmarried substance user men from Pakistan?

Method

A sample of 218 inpatient substance user men (M age = 27.73 & SD = 5.25; Married N = 116; Unmarried N = 102) was assessed on WHO-QOL assessing four quality of life domains.

Results

It was found that within subject differences across four QoL domains were significant with all participants reporting better physical, psychological, and social QoL than environmental QoL. Also, married compared to unmarried participants scored higher on psychological and environmental QoL domains. Furthermore, age and substance use duration were negative correlates but education and onset age were positive correlates of specific QoL domains. Interaction effects showed that age and substance use duration were stronger negative predictors of psychological and environmental QoL in married compared to unmarried substance user men. It was concluded that older and married substance user men compared to younger and unmarried substance user men and those with more duration were at a higher risk of poor QoL due to substance use.

KEYWORD:

• Quality of Life
• Age
• Education
• Marital Status
• Onset age
• Duration of Substance use

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