The Qualitative Study on the Quality of Life of Volunteered Addicted Women in Drug Addiction Rehabilitation Centers of Isfahan City

The aim of the current research was a qualitative study of the quality of life of addicted women in Isfahan city. The type of this qualitative study was contents analysis and data was evaluated through Braun and Clark’s (2006) six-phase thematic analysis process. The statistical population of the study was all addicted women in addiction withdrawal centers in Isfahan city in 2018 and 17 persons were selected using purposive and homogeneous sampling. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews that included questions about the quality of life-based on Frisch’s theory (2006). The results showed that the quality of life of addicted women could be analyzed in four domains: 1) physical and psychological health status, 2) material possession, 3) social status, and 4) family status. With regard to Frisch's theory, it can be concluded that the quality of life among addicted women is mostly changed alongside the four mentioned domains and addiction therapists should focus their attention on the improvement of these four areas for the therapy of these addicted women.