Musa, Ramli and Yee, Anne (2021) Effectiveness of medication-assisted therapy in Malaysia. A systematic review and meta-analysis after a decade. Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems, 23 (2). pp. 13-27. ISSN 1592-1638,
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Background: Medication-assisted therapy especially, Methadone Maintenance Therapy (MMT), has been shown worldwide to have the strength as a treatment option for opioid dependence. Aim: This paper aimed to produce concrete evidence on the effectiveness of MMT in Malaysia. Methods: To systematically review and quantitatively analyse the effectiveness of MMT in Malaysia, the authors searched using main keywords of `effectiveness Methadone in Malaysia' through Google Scholar, EMBASE, PubMed, and Ovid. Results: A total of 41 articles were retrieved from the search and we analysed 16 articles related to the topic. The duplicate title, abstract, and full-text were cleared. Most studies show MMT is effective in improving the quality of life of subjects, reduction in high risk behaviours, improvement of employment rate and it is cost-effective as compared to other options. Conclusions: MMT shows tangible evidence of effectiveness in various aspects including primary and secondary outcomes.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Funders: | University of Malaya under the Wellness Research Centre (WRC) [GC004B-HTM] |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Methadone Maintenance Therapy; Opioid dependence; Methadone; Systematic review; Medical Assisted Therapy |
| Subjects: | R Medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Ms Zaharah Ramly |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Apr 2022 08:29 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Apr 2022 08:29 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/26909 |
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