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 |
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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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