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Demographic profiles and sleep quality among patients on methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) in Malaysia

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dc.contributor.author Zahari, Zalina
dc.contributor.author Siong, Lee Chee
dc.contributor.author Musa, Nurfadhlina
dc.contributor.author Azhar, Muhammad
dc.contributor.author Yasin, Muhammad
dc.contributor.author Ismail, Rusli
dc.date.accessioned 2022-12-15T10:20:34Z
dc.date.available 2022-12-15T10:20:34Z
dc.date.issued 2016-01-20
dc.identifier.citation Zahari, Z., Siong, L. C., Musa, N., Mohd Yasin, M. A., Choon, T. S., Mohamad, N., & Ismail, R. (2016). Demographic profiles and sleep quality among patients on methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) in Malaysia. Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 29(1). en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1011-601X
dc.identifier.uri http://142.54.178.187:9060/xmlui/handle/123456789/15215
dc.description.abstract Poor sleep quality was frequently reported by opioid dependence patients during methadone maintenance therapy (MMT). The study investigated a sample of patients on MMT to investigate the severity and prevalence of sleep problems in MMT patients. We evaluated sleep quality and disturbances of 119 Malay male patients from MMT clinics in Kelantan, Malaysia between March and July 2013 using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)-Malay version. Patients’ demographic, clinical data, past drug history and methadone treatment variables were recorded. Patients averaged 37.5 years of age (SD 6.79) and their mean age of first time illicit drug use was 19.3 years (SD 4.48). Their mean age of entering MMT was 34.7 years (SD 6.92) and the mean duration in MMT was 2.8 years (SD 2.13). The mean current daily dosage of methadone was 77.8 mg (SD 39.47) and ranged from 20 to 360 mg. The mean global PSQI score was 5.6 (SD 2.79) and 43.7% patients were identified as ‘poor sleepers’ (global PSQI scores >5). This study confirms the poor overall sleep quality among patients on MMT. The prevalence and severity of sleep problems in MMT patients should not be underestimated. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Karachi:Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, university of Karachi. en_US
dc.subject clinical, insomnia en_US
dc.subject outcomes, response en_US
dc.subject subjective en_US
dc.title Demographic profiles and sleep quality among patients on methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) in Malaysia en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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