Clinical Characteristics and Quality of Life in Adults Initiating Medical Marijuana Treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Despite the rising availability and use of medical marijuana (MM) in the USA, little is known about the demographics, clinical characteristics, or quality of life of MM patients. This study describes the demographic characteristics and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of MM patients who are initiating treatment in Pennsylvania.

Methods

Two-hundred adults naive to MM and referred for any of the 23 state-approved qualifying conditions were recruited at three MM dispensaries in Pennsylvania between September 2020 and March 2021. All participants consented to the study; completed semi-structured interviews that included demographic questionnaires, the Short Form-36 (SF-36), and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7); provided height and weight measurements; an

SUBMITTER: Buonomano LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9247440 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature