Improvements in health-related quality of life are maintained long-term in patients prescribed medicinal cannabis in Australia: The QUEST Initiative 12-month follow-up observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Since 2016, more than one million new patients with chronic health conditions have been prescribed medicinal cannabis in Australia. We aimed to assess overall health-related quality of life (HRQL), pain, fatigue, sleep, anxiety, depression, and motor function in a large real-world sample of patients prescribed medicinal cannabis. We previously found all patient-reported outcomes improved in the first 3-months and hypothesised that improvements would be maintained to 12-months.

Methods

The QUEST Initiative, a multicentre prospective study, recruited adult patients with any chronic health condition newly prescribed medicinal cannabis oil between November 2020 and December 2021. Participants identified by 114 clinicians across Australia completed validated questionnaires a

SUBMITTER: Tait MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11964238 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature