The discriminative comparison of Quality of life and Coping Styles in Narcotic Anonymous ‎and Methadone Maintenance Treatment members

This study aimed at comparing the quality of life and stress coping styles in narcotic anonymous (NA) and methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) members. In this causal-comparative study, ۱۰۰ men (NA:۵۰ and MMT:۵۰), who aged ۲۰ to ۴۰ years and avoided drug at least ۶ months, from Shahrood city,Iran, completed Word Health Organization Quality of Life Scale (QoLWHO) and Endler & parker coping styles inventory. The results showed that mean scores of the interpersonal relationships, physical health, and task-oriented and avoidance-oriented coping styles in NA members was significantly higher in comparison with the mean scores in MMT members. Further, results of the diagonistic analysis showed that the comparative differences in a compound of variables (considering the aspect of signifance, these variables include interpersonal relationships,physical health, task-oriented) would differentiate the two groups significantly. It seems that actively attending in NA may enhance QoL and effective Coping styles

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Narcotic Anonymous ، Methadone Maintenance Treatment ، quality of life ، Coping styles ، معتادان گمنام ، درمان نگهدارنده متادون ، کیفیت زندگی ، سبک های مقابله ای