Health-related quality of life among people who inject drugs in Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

There is limited research on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among people who inject drugs (PWID). We aimed to evaluate factors associated with HRQoL among a cohort of PWID in Australia.

Methods

Participants were enrolled in an observational cohort study (the LiveRLife Study) between 2014 and 2018 at 15 sites in Australia. They provided fingerstick whole-blood samples for point-of-care HCV RNA testing and underwent transient elastography to assess liver disease. Participants completed the EQ-5D-3L survey at enrolment. Regression models were used to assess the impact of clinical and socioeconomic characteristics on the EQ-5D-3L scores.

Results

Among 751 participants (median age, 43 years; 67% male), 63% reported injection drug use in the past month, 43%

SUBMITTER: Cheng Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10522523 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature