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Health Perceptions and Health‐Related Quality of Life of Substance Abusers: A Review of the Literature

&NA; The health perceptions of female substance abusers are of interest to nurses caring for this population so that nurses might develop a meaningful plan of care. A review of the literature reveals that very little research has been done in this area and none has been conducted by nursing researchers. The literature suggests that the needs of female substance abusers are different from those of their male counterparts, yet no research on individuals abusing substances has been done solely on women. In 2003, the National Institute of Nursing Research put forth “Changing Lifestyle Behaviors for Better Health,” specifically mentioning substance abuse as a major research theme. The health perceptions of female substance abusers is an area ripe for nursing research and deserves to be studied more carefully. The purpose of this paper is to examine current research as it relates to female substance abusers and their perceptions of health and health‐related quality of life.