Injection-related venous disease and walking mobility

Barbara Pieper; Thomas N. Templin; Robert S. Kirsner; Thomas J. Birk

doi:10.1080/10550887.2010.509275

Injection-related venous disease and walking mobility

Barbara Pieper, Thomas N. Templin, Robert S. Kirsner, Thomas J. Birk

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Abstract

Injection users are at risk for vascular injuries resulting in chronic venous disease (CVD). The authors examined walking mobility in relation to CVD for 713 individuals in methadone treatment. The authors used a cross-sectional, comparative design that was stratified on age, sex, ethnicity, and drug use. CVD was present in 92.3% of participants. The structural equation model supported the causal link between leg injection and CVD (.40, P.001). The worse the mobility, the greater was the CVD classification (-.21, P<.001). CVD had an indirect effect on mobility through pain. CVD and pain need to be considered when assessing mobility in illicit drug users.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	481-492
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Addictive Diseases
Volume	29
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10550887.2010.509275
State	Published - Oct 2010

Keywords

chronic venous disease
Injection drug use
leg pain
walking mobility

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Medicine (miscellaneous)
Psychiatry and Mental health
Clinical Psychology

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