Assessment of Quality of Life in Children of Addicted Parents

Quality of Life is a concept that due to its role in social and mental health have been very important in recent years. Due to the fact that parental substance abuse impairs the quality of life of their children، Identifying issues that could endanger their health and quality of life is essential. The aim of the study was to assess the domains of quality of life in children of rural addicted parents in Ardebil. Method of this study was descriptive. The subjects were 100 of children of addicted parents completed a survey assessing quality of life by 26-question World Health Organization''s quality of life questionnaire، in addition to demographic checklist. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics، t-tests، and correlation. According to the results، in all domains of quality of life، daughters of addicted parents get better scores than their sons. The results showed that there are significant relations among all domains of quality of life and gender، Family size (thin or populous family)، and the type of substance (light or heavy) used by parents (p<0. 01). Only 7 percent of children of addicted parents have high quality of life. 45 percent of them are in average and quality of life of 48 percent of them is low. The findings of this study inform us about impact of parental substance abuse on their offsprings'' quality of lives. According to these findings، quality of life in children with addicted parents is lower than average. Psychological assessments and evaluations of children of addicts are recommended.