Relation of social support status and social health in people with drug abuse

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the status of social support in people with drug abuse and its relationship with social health in patients referring to addiction treatment centers in Isfahan. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed in Isfahan addiction tr...

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Main Authors: Afsaneh Nourafkan, Zahra Amini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:Advanced Biomedical Research
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Online Access:http://www.advbiores.net/article.asp?issn=2277-9175;year=2023;volume=12;issue=1;spage=63;epage=63;aulast=Nourafkan
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description Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the status of social support in people with drug abuse and its relationship with social health in patients referring to addiction treatment centers in Isfahan. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed in Isfahan addiction treatment centers in 2019–2020. The study population was the total number of people with drug abuse in Isfahan addiction treatment centers that 300 people with substance abuse and 300 people as control group were included. Social support and social health questionnaires were distributed among the participants. The Keez Social Health Questionnaire, designed in the United States in 2004, is about daily life and the social environment and measures social health. Another questionnaire was the social support of Sherbon and Stewart (MOS). This scale was a self-report tool that measured the amount of social support received by the subject. Results: The results showed a positive, direct, and significant relationship between the dimensions of social support and social health in the group of patients with drug abuse (P < 0.05). Comparison of social support and its dimensions in the two control and affected groups showed that the scores in the healthy group were significantly higher than the affected group (P < 0.05). Conclusion: According to the results of this study, the level of social support and social health in people with substance abuse is less than other people in society, and to improve the social health of people with substance abuse, more social support should be provided.
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spelling doaj.art-aed1c9c3ccbf40e58fa92c2ed413060f2023-10-26T05:43:16ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAdvanced Biomedical Research2277-91752023-01-01121636310.4103/abr.abr_85_21Relation of social support status and social health in people with drug abuseAfsaneh NourafkanZahra AminiBackground: The aim of this study was to investigate the status of social support in people with drug abuse and its relationship with social health in patients referring to addiction treatment centers in Isfahan. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed in Isfahan addiction treatment centers in 2019–2020. The study population was the total number of people with drug abuse in Isfahan addiction treatment centers that 300 people with substance abuse and 300 people as control group were included. Social support and social health questionnaires were distributed among the participants. The Keez Social Health Questionnaire, designed in the United States in 2004, is about daily life and the social environment and measures social health. Another questionnaire was the social support of Sherbon and Stewart (MOS). This scale was a self-report tool that measured the amount of social support received by the subject. Results: The results showed a positive, direct, and significant relationship between the dimensions of social support and social health in the group of patients with drug abuse (P < 0.05). Comparison of social support and its dimensions in the two control and affected groups showed that the scores in the healthy group were significantly higher than the affected group (P < 0.05). Conclusion: According to the results of this study, the level of social support and social health in people with substance abuse is less than other people in society, and to improve the social health of people with substance abuse, more social support should be provided.http://www.advbiores.net/article.asp?issn=2277-9175;year=2023;volume=12;issue=1;spage=63;epage=63;aulast=Nourafkandrug abusepublic healthsocial support
spellingShingle Afsaneh Nourafkan
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Relation of social support status and social health in people with drug abuse
Advanced Biomedical Research
drug abuse
public health
social support
title Relation of social support status and social health in people with drug abuse
title_full Relation of social support status and social health in people with drug abuse
title_fullStr Relation of social support status and social health in people with drug abuse
title_full_unstemmed Relation of social support status and social health in people with drug abuse
title_short Relation of social support status and social health in people with drug abuse
title_sort relation of social support status and social health in people with drug abuse
topic drug abuse
public health
social support
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