Some aspects of quality of life among patients with chronic mental illness

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 1479-1479
Author(s):  
I. Popovic
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Major Depression ◽  
Medical Care ◽  
Bipolar Affective Disorder ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Social Characteristics ◽  
Inner Experience ◽  
Gender Education ◽  
Schizophrenic Patients

In this study we examined 62 patients, suffering from Schizophrenia (N-36), or Bipolar affective disorder or Major depression (N-26). They completed a Quality of life Checklist (QUOLC) on the basis of one hour semi structured interview. Satisfaction with each Sector of QUOLC was measured according to some social psychiatric characteristics of the patients, such as: age, gender, education, living place (village/town), duration of the illness, education, employment, as so as the type of the psychiatric disorder.QUOLC include various aspects of living, such as: Housing, Knowledge& Education, Relationships, Dependency, Inner experience, Medical care, Leisure, Work and Religion. Results at the first place shows generally more satisfactory attitudes for Schizophrenia than Depression group of patients. Further, results show that schizophrenic patients significantly mark Unsatisfactory sectors: Relationships, Inner experience, Leisure and Work.Significantly satisfactory aspects for them were: Environment, Medical care and vocational rehabilitation. For patients suffering from Bipolar disorder or Major depression significantly Unsatisfactory aspects of life were: Mental health, Inner experience, Physical health and Work, while they found Satisfactory Relationships, Knowledge, Housing and Communication. Also, better scores on the QOULC show patients with social characteristics: younger ones, living in village, shorter duration of the illness, employed.

Subjective quality of life in schizophrenic patients living in the community. Relationship to clinical and social characteristics

1999 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 256-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Bengtsson-Tops ◽  
L. Hansson
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Subjective Quality ◽  
Social Characteristics ◽  
Clinical Factors ◽  
Subjective Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Interventions ◽  
Schizophrenic Patients

SummaryThe aims of this study were to assess the quality of life among 120 schizophrenic patients who were attending a psychiatric outpatient department and to investigate which socio-demographic and clinical factors influenced their subjective quality of life. Quality of life was assessed by the Lanchashire quality of life profile, social functioning was judged according to the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scale, and psychopathology was rated by means of the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS). Both objective and subjective life conditions indicated an impaired quality of life for the patients. The areas of finance and work had the largest proportion of dissatisfied patients. Socio-demographic indicators showed to have a weak influence on the patient's self-assessed quality of life while clinical factors, such as psychopathology, strongly influenced the patient's life satisfaction. It is concluded that there is a need for further emphasise on the clinical, financial, and social interventions for this group of patients.

scholarly journals Quality of life of schizophrenic patients in a tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mir Hasan Shakil Mahmud ◽  
Bushra Yeasmin ◽  
Shipra Mandal
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Environmental Health ◽  
Social Relationship ◽  
World Health ◽  
P Value ◽  
Health Domain ◽  
Schizophrenic Patients ◽  
Physical Health Domain

Schizophrenia is one of the major mental disorders which affect individual’s thinking ability, social interaction or attention. It affects person’s entire quality of life. The purpose of the study was to find out the quality of life of schizophrenic patient in Bangladesh. Cross sectional study design was used to conduct this study. The convenient sampling procedure was used throughout the process of participant’s selection and the numbers of respondents were 83. The study was carried out at National Institute of Mental Health and Hospital (NIMH), Dhaka. Data was collected by using face to face interview with a structured questionnaire WHOQOL-BREF (The World Health Organization Quality of Life- BREF) scale. It was found that most of the participants lead poor to moderate quality of life in four domains of the WHOQOL-BREF scale. Results showed that mean scores were for physical health (mean 2.7, SD+0.106); psychological health (mean 2.108, SD +0.0787); social relationship (mean 2.226; SD+0.116) and environmental health (mean 2.47; SD+0.077).This study indicated that, quality of life poor on psychological domain. It was also found statistically significance with age and social relationship domain (p value 0.005< 0.05); marital status and physical health domain (p value 0.004<0.05); educational level and physical health domain (p value 0.005<0.05) and environmental health domain (p value 0.025<0.05). There were no statistically significant difference between gender and other variables. Schizophrenia affects all aspects of person’s life such as physically, psychologically, socially and economically. Schizophrenic patients as well as their family members led very poor quality of life.Bang J Psychiatry June 2015; 29(1): 30-34

scholarly journals Beneficial Effects of Remote Medical Care for Patients with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 2311
Author(s):  
Eleonora Gaetani ◽  
Fabiana Agostini ◽  
Luigi Di Martino ◽  
Denis Occhipinti ◽  
Giulio Cesare Passali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Emergency Room ◽  
Medical Care ◽  
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia ◽  
Iron Supplementation ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Psychological Status ◽  
Blood Transfusions ◽  
Emergency Room Visits

Background: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) needs high-quality care and multidisciplinary management. During the COVID-19 pandemic, most non-urgent clinical activities for HHT outpatients were suspended. We conducted an analytical observational cohort study to evaluate whether medical and psychological support, provided through remote consultation during the COVID-19 pandemic, could reduce the complications of HHT. Methods: A structured regimen of remote consultations, conducted by either video-calls, telephone calls, or e-mails, was provided by a multidisciplinary group of physicians to a set of patients of our HHT center. The outcomes considered were: number of emergency room visits/hospitalizations, need of blood transfusions, need of iron supplementation, worsening of epistaxis, and psychological status. Results: The study included 45 patients who received remote assistance for a total of eight months. During this period, 9 patients required emergency room visits, 6 needed blood transfusions, and 24 needed iron supplementation. This was not different from what was registered among the same 45 patients in the same period of the previous year. Remote care also resulted in better management of epistaxis and improved quality of life, with the mean epistaxis severity score and the Euro-Quality of Life-Visual Analogue Scale that were significantly better at the end than at the beginning of the study. Discussion: Remote medical care might be a valid support for HHT subjects during periods of suspended outpatient surveillance, like the COVID-19 pandemic.

Schizophrenic Patients in Different Treatment Settings During the Era of Deinstitutionalization: Three-Year Follow-Up of Three Discharge Cohorts in Finland

2003 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 160-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teija Honkonen ◽  
Hasse Karlsson ◽  
Anna-Maija Koivisto ◽  
Eija Stengård ◽  
Raimo K.R. Salokangas
Keyword(s):  
Psychosocial Functioning ◽  
Psychiatric Treatment ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Global Assessment Scale ◽  
Use Of Services ◽  
Schizophrenic Patients ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Somatic State ◽  
Treatment Settings

Objective: We investigated differences in psychosocial and clinical characteristics, as well as the use of services, of schizophrenic patients in different treatment settings three years after their discharge from a psychiatric hospital. Furthermore, we examined secular changes in these phenomena during the era of rapid deinstitutionalization in Finland. Method: Three nationally representative samples comprised 3257 schizophrenic patients who had been discharged in 1986, 1990 and 1994. The patients were interviewed three years after discharge by each district's psychiatric professionals using a structured interview schedule specifically designed for the purposes of the present study. Psychosocial functioning was assessed on the Global Assessment Scale and on a modified version of the Medical Research Council Practices Profile. Results: In the 1990s, more patients with a poor clinical and psychosocial state were transferred from hospital to alternative outpatient facilities, such as sheltered workshops or supported residences. In successive cohorts, the proportion of patients who had dropped out of treatment decreased and the psychiatric and somatic state of the drop-outs improved. Conclusion: In general, the psychiatric treatment system has worked well for most deinstitutionalized patients. In the future, however, it is important that the quality of care and adequate resources in the alternative outpatient facilities are ensured.

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