Quality of life between two groups of psychiatric patients in Baghdad, Iraq

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S511-S511
Author(s):  
H. Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Mental Hospital ◽  
Clinical Characteristics ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Subjective Rating ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Competing Interest

ObjectivesTo assess and compare the subjective rating of quality of life (QOL) in psychiatric patients who attended two psychiatric outpatient clinics in Baghdad city [Al-Rashad psychiatric teaching hospital and Baghdad teaching hospital]. In addition, it also aims at studying the effect of socio-demographic and clinical characteristics on the patients’ life qualities.MethodA sample of one hundred patients divided equally into two groups (fifty patient) from each hospital were interviewed and diagnosed in accordance with the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria, for the period (from the 1st of March to the 1st of September 2011). The Arabic modified version of WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire (modified by WHO) was applied on each patient.ResultsData gathered from completed hundred forms showed that 50% of patients from Baghdad teaching hospital responded and scored (fair, acceptable) to describe their satisfaction in overall QOL, while (38%) of patients from Al-Rashad teaching mental hospital scored (bad) and (16%) scored (very bad). There was no significant difference in the four domains of QOL between the two studied groups. The findings were discussed accordingly.ConclusionsThis study showed that although the overall satisfaction of the patients’ life quality was higher in patients from Baghdad teaching hospital than those of Al-Rashad teaching mental hospital, a non-significant difference in the four domains between the two hospitals was found. The socio-demographic and clinical characteristics were not significantly correlated to the QOL domains except for the educational level, which was significantly correlated, with the physical health domain in patients from Al-Rashad teaching mental hospital.Disclosure of interestThe author has not supplied his declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals Gender and Quality of Life After Cerebral Stroke

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amra Zalihić ◽  
Vedran Markotić ◽  
Dino Zalihić ◽  
Mirela Mabić
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Cerebral Stroke ◽  
Female Patients ◽  
Negative Prognostic Factor ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Medium Range ◽  
Male Patients

The aim of this work is to investigate the influence of gender on recovery after cerebral stroke.It is believed that functional outcome of cerebral stroke (CS) depends on gender. Female gender is mildly negative prognostic factor in after stroke results. Two hundred and two patients who had first ischemic cerebral stroke were questioned with help of, HADS and WHOQOL-Bref questionnaires, looking for differences in recovery depending on gender. Average patients' age was 72+/-13 (ME+/-IR) years. The youngest patient had 40 years, and the oldest 92 years, and medium range was 52 years. There were 112 males and 90 females. Quality of life was equally graded by both male and female after CS (p=0.208). Male patients had significantly better results in physical (p=0.035) and psychological (p=0.020) domain of life quality. After CS, male patients had better results only in memory dimension (p=0.003). Anxiety was statistically more frequent among female patients (p=0.009). Gender did not influence frequency of metabolic syndrome in patients with CS. Quality of life after CS was better in male patients, and statistically significant difference has been shown in physical, psychological domain and memory dimension. Female patients were more anxious then male after CS.

scholarly journals Animal-assisted therapy on happiness and life quality of chronic psychiatric patients living in psychiatric residential care homes: a randomized controlled study

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Sahebalzamani ◽  
Omid Rezaei ◽  
Ladan Fattah Moghadam
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Residential Care ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Care Homes ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Animal Therapy ◽  
Chronic Psychiatric Patients

Abstract Background Psychiatric patients who live in psychiatric residential care homes may often feel a loss of autonomy, decision making, and participation in social activities. They usually have few or no visitors and also do not have any purpose for living. Animals may increase the happiness and quality of life of psychiatric patients. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) on happiness and quality of life of chronic psychiatric patients living in psychiatric residential care homes in Tehran, Iran. Methods This randomized controlled trial was conducted with 70 males with a chronic psychiatric disorder who were living in psychiatric residential care homes in Tehran, Iran, in 2016. The patients were randomly selected and divided into animal therapy intervention group and control group. Patients in the intervention group received animal-therapy with a bird for eight weeks. Patients in the control group received no intervention. The Oxford Happiness Inventory evaluated all patients pre and post-intervention. To evaluate life quality, the Wisconsin Quality of Life Index was used. Data were statically analyzed using SPSS Ver.19.0. ANCOVA with pretest statistical control. The significance level was set as p < 0.05. Results The mean age in both control and intervention groups were 47.12 and 45.82 years, and the mean age of illness onset for both control and intervention groups was 18.94 and 16.83 years, respectively. The result of this study showed that happiness in the intervention group had significantly increased (p < 0.001). The results also showed that the quality of life in four sub-domains increased significantly. Conclusion To bring happiness to chronic psychiatric patients living in psychiatric residential care homes is essential and may result in returning them to society and healthy life. The results of this study showed that AAT was helpful for chronic psychiatric patients living in psychiatric residential care homes and not only made them happy but also increased their quality of life. Trial registration This was registered in Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (IRCT) (clinical trial code: IRCT20101013004922N4. Registered 2018-08-19. Retrospectively registered, https://www.irct.ir/trial/32390

Electroconvulsive therapy and its relationships with clinical characteristics and quality of life in Chinese psychiatric patients

2016 ◽  
Vol 246 ◽  
pp. 246-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng-Rong An ◽  
Ling Zhang ◽  
Qing-E. Zhang ◽  
Gabor S. Ungvari ◽  
Chee H. Ng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Electroconvulsive Therapy ◽  
Clinical Characteristics ◽  
Psychiatric Patients

Effectiveness of long-acting aripiprazole in schizoaffective disorders: A naturalistic longitudinal study

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S757-S757
Author(s):  
A. Nivoli ◽  
M. Antonioli ◽  
L. Folini ◽  
L. Floris ◽  
G. Meli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Schizoaffective Disorder ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Psychiatric Clinic ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Sample Test ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
Long Acting ◽  
Over Time

IntroductionIntramuscular paliperidone palmitate (PP) is a long-acting, atypical anti-psychotic for once monthly intramuscular (IM) administration in the treatment of patients with schizophrenia.ObjectiveTo study the effectiveness (efficacy and quality of life) of ARP in the maintenance treatment of schizoaffective disorder.MethodsA non-randomized, prospective naturalistic study was performed in out-patients with schizoaffective disorder unsuccessfully treated with oral anti-psychotics. Efficacy of ARP over time was evaluated by using brief psychiatric rating scale (BPRS 24-items), quality of life was evaluated by using QL-Index, both at T0 and at most recent visit (T1). Data were analyzed with Student's t-tests and Pearson correlations (α value, two tailed). Paired t-test was applied for BPRS and for Ql-Index total scores (T0–T1).ResultsData were available for 8 outpatients consecutively prescribed ARP and naturalistically treated attending at the psychiatric clinic, university of Sassari. Mean time on ARP treatment was 207.14 days (sd 137.2). BPRS mean total score at T0 was 57 (sd 13.2) and at T1 was 39.7 (sd 10.8). QL-Index mean total score was at T0 5.43 (sd 1.6) and at T1 7.14 (sd 2.7). Paired sample test showed a statistically significant difference in decreasing symptoms at BPRS over time (P = 0.001) and QL-Index total score (P = 0.023). The analyses showed a significant improving at the following BPRS sub-items: anxiety (P = 0.005), mood elevation (P = 0.014) conceptual disorganization (P = 0.048), emotional withdrawal (P = 0.05), tension (P = 0.02) and distractibility (P = 0.03).Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals Quality of Life, Behavioural Activation and Inhibition and Perceived Social Competence among Drug Addicts

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-142
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Competence ◽  
Drug Addiction ◽  
Family System ◽  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
The Body ◽  
Drug Addicts ◽  
Significant Difference

The purpose of this article was to shower light on the quality of life that mostly we expect. Life quality is determined by two aspects i.e., physiological and psychological aspects. While if a person is addicted by the drugs, then the both aspects of his/ her life is deteriorated to the extreme. Due to drug addiction, the negative psychological effects which arises are anxiety, stress, depression, and familial relationships while the negative physiological effects that arise from the drug addiction are weakness, headache, dizziness, and pain in the body, etc. The main objective was to evaluate the quality of life of Diamorphine addicts, behavioral stimulation and inhibition, perceived social competence, and the relationship between these variables; and check differences between drug addicts on these variables based on their belongingness to joint and nuclear family systems. To achieve the objectives, 10 Diamorphine addicts were taken from Azm Drug Rehabilitation center, Sargodha, through purposive sampling. A total number of 10 participants responded to the 26-items quality of life survey (WHO-QOL-BREF), 24-items BAS/BIS (BIS/BAS scale) questionnaire, and 5-items perceived social competence questionnaire (Perceived Social Competence Scale II). Results were analyzed via SPSS version 20. The results showed that all three variables in the study were not associated with each other. Quality of life and social competence correlated -.25 (p = n.s); quality of life and BAS/BIS had .30 (p = n.s); while social competence and BAS/BIS had -.16 (p = n.s). It may be due to the cultural settings of Pakistan. In drug addicts, BAS has high activity, and BIS has low activity. And there is no significant difference in these variables among addicts of the nuclear and joint family system.

scholarly journals Student Quality-of-Life in Academic Culture Perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gian Sugiana Sugara
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Academic Culture ◽  
Male Student ◽  
Guidance And Counseling ◽  
Quality Of Life Inventory ◽  
Study Programme ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Significant Difference

Quality of life is a study of human happiness, strength and life satisfaction for the better life. Quality of life as an important aspect in the development and lives of individuals known to correlate with various factors, but have not revealed many factors related to culture, especially in Indonesia. This study aims to reveal the quality of life on students of Guidance and Counseling Study Programme FKIP Universitas Muhammadiyah Tasikmalaya. The study was conducted on 151 students consisting of 48 men and 113 women. The average age of study participants was 19-21 years old. The instrument used is the Quality-of-Life Inventory. Descriptive statistical data analysis used in this study. Results of the study showed significant difference in the quality of life between students female and male. Quality of life male student higher than female student. Quality of life Sundanese cultural background of students is the higher than Javanese students. Student culture perspective on quality of life related to balance the academic need, organization oriented and personal need.

Schizoaffective disorder and life quality

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. s844-s845
Author(s):  
W. Bouali ◽  
I. Marrag ◽  
F. Ellouze ◽  
A. Dekhil ◽  
M. Nasr
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Schizoaffective Disorder ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
Impaired Quality

Introductionschizoaffective disorder is a nosographic entity characterized by a combination of symptoms of schizophrenia with mood episodes. The fact that its diagnosis is difficult, and often oscillates between schizophrenia and bipolar disorder raises the problem of its care and the outcome of patients who suffers from it.ObjectiveTo evaluate the quality of life of treated patients with schizoaffective disorder.Materials and methodsThis is a cross-sectional study realized at the psychiatric consultation of Mahdia hospital during a 6month period. Data were collected from patients and from their medical records using a predefined questionnaire.ResultsA total of 52 patients were included, the average age was 38 years. The majority of patients (63.5%) were unemployed. The use of psychoactive substances was noted in 63.5% of patients. Multiple linear regression analysis allowed us to find that 12 factors were more significantly associated with impaired quality of life which were, in descending order of importance: the EAS score > 39, the EGF score ≤ 70, the null or partial adherence, the presence of side effects seriously affecting daily activity, the depressive subtype, the lack of employment, the socio-economic level, the lack of stable budgetary resources, an age > 60years, the widowed and divorced marital status, the PANSS score (≥ 45) and negative symptomatology (PANSS).ConclusionThe diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder has a triple relevance: clinical, prognostic and therapeutic. Identifying a schizoaffective disorder and the risk factors that may affect the quality of life provides a significant practical impact for the patient's benefit.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals Pengukuran Kualitas Hidup Pasien Kanker Payudara di Kota Denpasar Menggunakan Instrumen EQ-5D-5L

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdillah Mursyid ◽  
Restu Nur Hasanah Haris ◽  
Dwi Endarti ◽  
Chairun Wiedyaningsih ◽  
Susi Ari Kristina
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Patient Characteristics ◽  
Quality Data ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Utility Value ◽  
Significant Difference

Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in the world and is one of the biggest causes of cancer deaths every year. Measurement of the quality of life in breast cancer patients could improve treatment and become a prognosic factor along with medical parameters for the patients. This study aims to measure the life quality of breast cancer patients and observe how it affects the life quality based on patient characteristics. The study was conducted on 93 breast cancer patients. Data were collected form patients in several breast cancer comunities in Denpasar which were carried outh within 3 months (January – March 2019). This study used a cross sectional design using a snowball sampling technique involving breast cancer patients in several cancer communities in Denpasar. The patient's life quality data was obtained using the EuroQol-5 Dimension-5 Level (EQ-5D-5L) generic instrument and conversion to health utility (utility) used the Indonesian value set. The entire data was analyzed using the independent t-test and multivariate regression. The results showed that pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression were the most dominant problem in breast cancer patients (82,7%). The utility value of breast cancer patients was 0.821±0.123 and the VAS value was 74.41±11.67. There was a significant difference in utility value based on patient characteristics of occupation (p=0.035), symptoms (p=0,003), and cancer stadium (p=0.015). Affected 20.5% of the quality of life of breast cancer patients in Denpasar city.

scholarly journals Examination of the life quality of lecturer of Sports Science Faculties according to various variables Spor Bilimleri Fakültesinde görev yapan öğretim elemanlarının yaşam kalitelerinin çeşitli değişkenlere göre incelenmesi

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 1807
Author(s):  
Fehmi Çalık ◽  
Bilal Okudan ◽  
Günel Mikailsoy ◽  
Seyyit Ahmet Keten
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Marmara Region ◽  
Sports Science ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quality Of Life Scale ◽  
One Way Anova ◽  
Sports Activities

The purpose of this study is to investigate the life quality of lecturers working in the Sports Science Faculty according to some factors. For this purpose, a 27-items short form of WHOQOL-BREF Quality of Life scale and Personal Information Form was applied to the 101 (female 36, male 65) lecturers of sport sciences faculties in the Marmara region on a voluntary. The SPSS package program was used for statistical analysis. For the normality of data, Skewness and Kurtosis points were checked.  For the normal distribution, One-way ANOVA Pearson correlation were used for the analysis of data.According to findings, while there was no significant difference between the quality of life subscales and gender, age and monthly income level, there was a significant difference between the participate to sports activities. It was also found that there was a positive correlation between quality of life subscales.As a result, it was found that the participating to sports activities caused significant differences in the quality of life.Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file. ÖzetBu araştırmanın amacı, spor bilimleri fakültelerinde görev yapan öğretim elemanlarının yaşam kalitelerini bazı değişkenlere göre incelemektir. Bu amaçla Marmara Bölgesi’ndeki spor bilimleri fakültelerinde çalışan 101 (36 kadın, 65 erkek) öğretim elemanlarının bazılarına yüz yüze bazılarına internet üzerinden gönüllü olarak 27 sorudan oluşan WHOQOL-BREF Yaşam Kalitesi Ölçeği kısa formu ve Kişisel Bilgi Formu uygulanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde SPSS paket programı kullanılmıştır. Verilerin normalliği için skewness ve kurtosis değerleri control edilmiştir. Normal dağılım gösteren veriler için, independent t test, One-way ANOVA ve korelasyon analizi kullanılmıştır.Bulgulara göre, yaşam kalitesi alt boyutları ile cinsiyet, yaş ve aylık gelir düzeyi arasında anlamlı bir farklılık görülmezken, spor yapma durumu arasında anlamlı bir farklılık görülmüştür. Ayrıca, yaşam kalitesi alt boyutları arasında pozitif yönlü bir ilişki olduğu tespit edilmiştir.Sonuç olarak, spor yapma durumunun yaşam kalitesi üzerinde önemli farklılıklara neden olduğu görülmüştür.

Qualidade de Vida no Trabalho dos Profissionais de Enfermagem que atuam no Período Noturno em um Hospital Escola do Sul de Minas Gerais / Quality of Life at Work of the Nursing Professionals who work on the night shift in a Teaching Hospital in the Sout

1970 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-51
Author(s):  
Andréia Aparecida dos Santos ◽  
Otávia Regina Souza Costa
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Night Shift ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Quality Of Life Scale ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive

RESUMO Objetivo: Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo conhecer as características pessoais e profissionais da equipe de enfermagem que atua no período noturno Hospital Escola, bem como identificar a sua Qualidade de Vida no trabalho. Materiais e Métodos: Trata-se de uma pesquisa de campo de natureza quantitativa, descritiva e transversal. A amostra foi constituída por 74 profissionais da equipe de enfermagem que concordaram de participar do estudo. Foi utilizado um questionário para Caracterização Pessoal e Profissional e um Instrumento de Qualidade de Vida no Trabalho da Equipe de Enfermagem. Resultados: os resultados demonstraram a prevalência do gênero feminino (83,78%); com faixa etária dos 21 a 30 anos de idade (35%) e estado civil, na metade da amostra, casada (50%), com o escore total de 11,7 (média = 10 pontos) na escala de Qualidade de Vida. Conclusão: A equipe de enfermagem que atua no período noturno no Hospital pesquisado é constituída, por jovens, na sua maioria, do gênero feminino e com Qualidade de Vida no Trabalho.Palavras-chave: Qualidade de Vida no Trabalho, Trabalho Noturno, Enfermagem.ABSTRACTObjective: This research aimed to know the personal characteristics and nursing staff of professionals working at night  at the Teaching Hospital, as well as identifying its quality of life at work. Materials and Methods: It is a quantitative, descriptive, cross sectional research. The sample consisted of 74 professionals of the nursing staff who agreed to participate. A questionnaire for characterization and Career and Life Quality at Work Instrument of Nursing Team was used. Results: the results showed the prevalence of females (83.78%), with ages from 21 to 30 years old (35%) and marital status, in half of the sample, married (50%), with the total score of 11, 7 (mean = 10 points) in the Quality of Life scale. Conclusion: The nursing staff that works at night in mentioned hospital is made of young, mostly female people that have  Quality of Life at Work.Keywords: Quality of Life at Work, Night Work, Nursing.

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