Mohammad Sayad Nasiri, Mohammad Hasan Farhadi, Alireza Noroozi, Narges Dostkaramooz, Jafar Babapour, Ali Nazeri Astaneh, Mahdi Noroozi
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Cognitive Impairments and Its Related Factors in People Who Injects Drugs in Iran
Background: One of the most common psychological problems among people who use drugs (PWUD) is cognitive impairments (CIs). Several studies show that the prevalence of cognitive impairments in PWUD is higher than in the general population. Objectives: The aim of the current study was to investigate the prevalence of CI and its related factors among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Iran. Methods: A cross-sectional study was designed among PWID in 2023. About 410 PWID were recruited using snowball and convenience sampling in four provinces in Iran. Demographic and clinical data, as well as the status of cognitive impairments, were collected using bio-behavioral and Montreal Cognitive Assessment questionnaires, respectively. We examined the relationship between all independent variables and CIs status using bivariate logistic regression. Results: The prevalence of CI among participants was 28% (95% confidence interval (CI): 22% - 32%). Behaviors associated with an increased risk of CIs included the length of injecting drug use [adjusted odds ratios (aOR) = 2.7, P = 0.01], methamphetamine use (aOR = 2.8, P < 0.05), and alcohol use (aOR = 2.8, P < 0.05). Conclusions: Methamphetamine and alcohol use were identified as the main predictors of cognitive impairments among PWID. It also seems necessary to consider new interventions in harm reduction programs to address cognitive impairments.
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The Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (IJPBS) is an international quarterly peer-reviewed journal which is aimed at promoting communication among researchers worldwide and welcomes contributions from authors in all areas of psychiatry, psychology, and behavioral sciences. The journal publishes original contributions that have not previously been submitted for publication elsewhere. Manuscripts are received with the understanding that they are submitted solely to the IJPBS. Upon submission, they become the property of the Publisher and that the data in the manuscript have been reviewed by all authors, who agree to the analysis of the data and the conclusions reached in the manuscript. The Publisher reserves copyright and renewal on all published material and such material may not be reproduced without the written permission of the Publisher. Statements in articles are the responsibility of the authors.