Quality of life in patients with severe mental illness: a cross-sectional survey in an integrated outpatient health care model

BACKGROUND: Breast cancer (BC) patients suffer from many psychosocial problems due to their health condition and treatment side effects so they are in great need for psychosocial supportive care. AIM: The aim of the study was to provide a comprehensive psych-social supportive health-care model for BC patients a step toward improving their quality of life (QOL). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Random assignment was done for 185 patients with primary operated BC to a control or an intervention group. The researcher offered five daily successive psychosocial supportive care sessions for the patients in the intervention group. All patients were followed up for coping ability, mood and QOL 8 weeks after the intervention. RESULTS: The intervention had statistically significant effects on psychological distress, depression, problem focused, and active emotional coping domain, while had not any statistically significant effects on avoidant emotional coping domain. CONCLUSION: Psychosocial supportive developed health-care model decreased psychological distress, depression, and improved QOL among patients with primary BC.

Download Full-text

Perceived quality of life and associated factors among patients with severe mental illness in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

BMC Psychology ◽

10.1186/s40359-021-00664-w ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Seid Shumye ◽

Tadele Amare ◽

Habtamu Derajew ◽

Merdia Endris ◽

Wondwosen Molla ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Mental Health ◽

Social Support ◽

Mental Illness ◽

Severe Mental Illness ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Mean

Abstract Background Severe mental illness is strongly associated with an impaired quality of life. This intern can affect the treatment adherence and outcomes of the illness. However, there are insufficient studies in the literature pertaining to the quality of life of patients with severe mental illness in Ethiopia. Therefore, assessing the quality of life of patients with severe mental illness and its correlates is a yardstick measure of the effectiveness of the mental health service. Methods An institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted from May 1 to 16, 2019 at Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital. A systematic random sampling technique was used to get a total number of 387 samples. Data were collected using interview-administered questionnaires; World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief Version, Morisky Medication Adherence Screening Tool, Oslo Social Support Scale, and Jacoby Stigma Scale. Simple and multiple linear regression analysis were used to assess the contributing factors of quality of life in the participants and B coefficient with 95% CI confidence interval was used. The statistical significance was accepted at p value < 0.05. Results The result showed that the Mean quality of life score of patients with severe mental illness for each domain (mean ± SD) was 41.3 ± 7.5, 42.8 ± 8.2, 38.9 ± 8.9, and 41.8 ± 6.5 for physical, psychological, social and environmental, respectively. Multiple regression analysis showed that age of participants was strongly positively correlated with all domains of quality of life. It predicts above 45% of the variability in each domain. Social support is also another strong predictor which was negatively correlated with all domains of quality of life, except physical. Conclusion This study revealed that the mean score quality of life of patients with severe mental illness in each domain was low. This demonstrates a need for improving the quality of life of people with severe mental illness by integration of a positive mental health approach and bio-psychosocial view with biological treatment of severe mental illness. Moreover, in Collaboration with medical professionals, people with severe mental illness should screen and managed for any comorbid medical conditions.

Download Full-text

Anxiety, depression and quality of life (QOL) related to COVID-19 among frontline health care professionals: A multicentric cross-sectional survey

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care ◽

10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2129_20 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 1383

Author(s):

SureshK Sharma ◽

ShivK Mudgal ◽

Kalpana Thakur ◽

Aashish Parihar ◽

DigpalSingh Chundawat ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Health Care ◽

Health Care Professionals ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Anxiety Depression

Download Full-text

Physical activity and quality of life in long-term hospitalized patients with severe mental illness: a cross-sectional study

BMC Psychiatry ◽

10.1186/s12888-017-1466-0 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Jeroen Deenik ◽

Frank Kruisdijk ◽

Diederik Tenback ◽

Annemarie Braakman-Jansen ◽

Erik Taal ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Physical Activity ◽

Mental Illness ◽

Severe Mental Illness ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Hospitalized Patients ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

Download Full-text

Perceived Quality of Life and Associated Factors Among Patients with Severe Mental illness in Ethiopia: A Cross-sectional Study

10.21203/rs.3.rs-141310/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Seid Shumye ◽

Tadele Amare ◽

Habtamu Derajew ◽

Merdia Endris ◽

Nebiyu Mengistu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Mental Illness ◽

Regression Analysis ◽

Severe Mental Illness ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

World Health ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

World Health Organization Quality

Abstract Background: Severe mental illness is strongly associated with an impaired quality of life. This intern can affect the treatment adherence and outcomes of the illness. However, due attention was not given this alarming issue Therefore; assessment of quality of life of patients with severe mental illness and its correlates is a yardstick measure for the effectiveness of the mental health service.Methods: An institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted from May 1 to 16, 2018 at Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital. A systematic random sampling technique was used to get a total number of 394 samples. Data were collected using interview-administered questionnaires. World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief Version, The collected data were coded, entered into EpiDATA version 3.1 and analyzed by using SPSS version 20. Simple and multiple linear regression analysis were used to assess the contributing factors of quality of life in the participants and B coefficient with 95% CI confidence interval was used. The statistical significance was accepted at p-value < 0.05.RESULT: Mean quality of life score of patients with severe mental illness for each domain (mean± SD) was 41.3±7.5, 42.8±8.2, 38.9±8.9, and 41.8±6.5 for physical, psychological, social and environmental, respectively. Multiple regression analysis showed the age of participants was strongly positively correlated with all domains of quality of life. It predicts above 45% of the variability in each domain. Social support is also another strong predictor which was negatively correlated with all domains of quality of life, except physical. Conclusion: The study revealed that the mean score quality of life of patients with severe mental illness in each domain was low. This demonstrates a need for improving quality of among people with severe mental illness. Moreover, prevention and early intervention of co-morbid medical conditions is also recommended too.

Download Full-text

Quality of Life, Physical Activity Level and Psychological Profile of Nigerians with Serious Mental Illness and Healthy Psychotropic Naive Subjects (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.24709 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Christian Arinze Okonkwo ◽

Peter Olarenwaju Ibikunle ◽

Izuchukwu Nwafor ◽

Andrew Orovwigho

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Physical Activity ◽

Mental Illness ◽

Serious Mental Illness ◽

Activity Level ◽

Psychological Profile ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Apparently Healthy

BACKGROUND Quality of life (QoL), physical activity (PA) level and psychological profile (PF) of patients with serious mental illness have been neglected during patient’s management OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of selected psychotropic drugs on the QoL, PA level and PF of patients with serious mental illness METHODS A cross sectional survey involving one hundred and twenty-four subject [62 Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and 62 apparently healthy subjects as control] using purposive and consecutive sampling respectively .Questionnaires for each of the constructs were administered to the participants for data collation. Analysis of the data was done using non parametric inferential statistics of Mann-Whitney U independent test and Spearman’s rho correlation with alpha level set as 0.05. RESULTS Significant difference was recorded in the QoL (p<0.05) of patient with SMI and apparently healthy psychotropic naive participants. There was a significant correlation between the QoL (p<0.05) and PF of participants with SMI. Participants with SMI had significantly lower QoL than apparently healthy psychotropic naive subject. QoL of the healthy psychotropic naive group was better than those of the participants with SMI. Female participants with SMI had higher PA than their male counterparts CONCLUSIONS Psychological profiles of male participants with SMI were lower than male healthy psychotropic naive participants. Clinicians should take precaution to monitor the QoL, PA level and PF because the constructs are relevant in evaluation of treatment outcome.

Download Full-text