Nutritional parameters and lifestyle practices of people who use drugs undergoing treatment for recovery in Lebanon: a descriptive study

Autor: Rana Rizk, Nanne K. de Vries, Nadine Mahboub
Přispěvatelé: RS: CAPHRI - R6 - Promoting Health & Personalised Care, Health promotion, RS: NUTRIM - R1 - Obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular health
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
medicine.medical_specialty
Food addiction
Substance-Related Disorders
Endocrinology
Diabetes and Metabolism
medicine.medical_treatment
030508 substance abuse
Nutritional Status
Healthy lifestyle
HEROIN-ADDICTS
Overweight
Weight Gain
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Quality of life (healthcare)
USE DISORDERS
Intervention (counseling)
Environmental health
Opiate Substitution Treatment
SUBJECTIVE GLOBAL ASSESSMENT
Medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Lebanon
Life Style
Nutrition and Dietetics
Rehabilitation
business.industry
Public health
SLEEP DISTURBANCES
Anthropometry
PREVALENCE
WEIGHT-GAIN
Diet
Drug abuse treatment centres
BODY-MASS INDEX
Health promotion
Cross-Sectional Studies
METHADONE-MAINTENANCE PATIENTS
RISK-FACTORS
Quality of Life
Food Addiction
medicine.symptom
0305 other medical science
business
Drug use disorder
Food Science
Research Article
Human and Clinical Nutrition
Zdroj: Journal of Nutritional Science
Journal of Nutritional Science, 10:e16. Cambridge University Press
ISSN: 2048-6790
Popis: Drug use disorder is a major public health problem. Once people who use drugs (PWUD) are referred to treatment, addressing their lifestyle practices and improving their quality of life improves treatment outcomes. The present study assessed the nutritional status and lifestyle practices among PWUD undergoing treatment for recovery in Lebanon. Furthermore, it explored significant differences in these parameters depending on the offered treatment modality, namely opioid substitution treatment (OST) and rehabilitation. In total, 187 PWUD undergoing treatment for recovery participated in this cross-sectional study. Nutritional status and anthropometrics, dietary intake, nutrition knowledge, food addiction, biochemical parameters, sleep and physical activity were measured using validated tools. Of the participants, 88⋅8 % were well nourished based on the Subjective Global Assessment. In total, 67 % gained weight during treatment placing them in the overweight category. This increase in weight was significantly higher in the rehabilitation group. It came in parallel with higher protein and energy intakes, higher rate of food addiction, and poor nutrition knowledge. Biochemical parameters, including fasting blood sugar, total protein, lipid profile and white blood cell count, were in the normal ranges. Moreover, the majority of participants exhibited poor quality sleep that was accentuated among the participants undergoing rehabilitation, in addition to activity levels that were mainly low in the OST group. PWUD undergoing treatment for recovery in Lebanon are subject to various vulnerability factors creating challenges to treatment. Longitudinal assessments to better understand health problems arising during treatment and to identify the components of a comprehensive health promotion intervention during treatment for recovery are needed.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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