Sleep Disturbance in Psychiatric Disorders: Effects on Function and Quality of Life in Mood Disorders, Alcoholism, and Schizophrenia

Objective: To investigate quality of life (QOL) and related risk factors in Taiwanese earthquake survivors diagnosed with different psychiatric disorders 3 years after the 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake. Method: This study was a population survey. Trained assistants used the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 (MOS SF-36) and questionnaires to interview 405 respondents (189 men and 216 women) aged 16 years or older, who had been exposed to the earthquake. Psychiatrists interviewed the same respondents using the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview, with an adjusted response rate of 70.2%. Results: The prevalence range for psychiatric disorders in the earthquake survivors was 0.2–7.2% 3 years after the Chi-Chi earthquake, with rates for major depression (MD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) of 6.4% and 4.4%, respectively. The QOL scores for the PTSD/MD group were lower than for the other two diagnostic groups, as determined by assessment of physical and mental aspects of functional integrity from MOS SF-36 scores. The predictors for poor QOL were age, female gender, economic problems, physical illness, subjective assessment of memory and social-activity decline and diagnosis of PTSD or MD. Conclusion: The QOL for earthquake survivors with psychiatric disorders, especially PTSD or MD, was inferior compared with the mentally healthy analogues, with contemporaneous decreases in mental and physical function scores across the QOL subscales. The persistence of long-term economic problems was one of many important factors affecting QOL.

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Sequential studies of sleep disturbance and quality of life in abstaining alcoholics

Addiction Biology ◽

10.1080/13556210310001646439 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 455-462 ◽

Cited By ~ 62

Author(s):

TJ Cohn ◽

JH Foster ◽

TJ Peters

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Sleep Disturbance ◽

Sequential Studies

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Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy for Heterogeneous Anxiety and Mood Disorders in a Psychiatric Hospital Outpatient Clinic

Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy ◽

10.1891/0889-8391.27.2.138 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 138-154 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Lynndall Dwyer ◽

Sara Olsen ◽

Tian Po S. Oei

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Anxiety Disorders ◽

Mood Disorders ◽

Outcome Measures ◽

Depressive Disorders ◽

Behavioral Therapy ◽

Cognitive Behavioral ◽

Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy ◽

Group Cbt

Recent literature has shown that group cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is effective for individuals with heterogeneous anxiety disorders. However, these studies have used a narrow range of outcome measures, and have not included global measures such as quality of life. In addition, heterogeneous mood disorders have not been well researched. The aim of this study was to replicate and extend on previous studies by assessing the effectiveness of group CBT treatment programs designed for use with heterogeneous anxiety or depressive disorders. Global outcome measures of quality of life and social functioning were assessed in addition to outcome measures of anxiety and mood symptoms. There were 173 patients who completed either group CBT for anxiety disorders or for depressive disorders. Symptom measures and quality of life measures were used to determine treatment effectiveness. Results demonstrated that the treatments were effective in reducing overall symptom severity and improving quality of life. Treatment gains were maintained to 12 month follow-up. However, the degree of change was considerably lower than that found in comparable trials with diagnostically homogenous samples. Overall, group CBT for heterogeneous diagnostic populations was effective but requires further investigation and refinement.

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Influence of Sleep Disturbance and Depression on Quality of Life in Ovarian Cancer Patients during Chemotherapy

Asian Oncology Nursing ◽

10.5388/aon.2015.15.4.203 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 15 (4) ◽

pp. 203 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Sun-Young Yu ◽

Ju-Hee Nho

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Ovarian Cancer ◽

Sleep Disturbance ◽

Cancer Patients

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Biomedical Variables and Adaptation to Disease and Health-Related Quality of Life in Polish Patients with MS

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph15122678 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 15 (12) ◽

pp. 2678 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Joanna Dymecka ◽

Mariola Bidzan

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Multiple Sclerosis ◽

Mood Disorders ◽

Upper Limb ◽

Lower Limb ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Neurological Disability ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

The aim of this research was to assess the level of adaptation to multiple sclerosis (Sclerosis multiplex; MS) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of the study population as well as to determine the relationship between biomedical factors related to the course of multiple sclerosis, adaptation to the disease, and HRQoL. Analysis of medical records, clinical and psychological interviews, the Extended Disability Status Scale (EDSS), Guy’s Neurological Disability Scale (GNDS), the Acceptance of Illness Scale (AIS), and the Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale 29 (MSIS-29) were collected from 137 patients with MS. It was found that there was a relation between motor impairment, neurological disability, adaptation to illness, and HRQoL; it was also found that there were negative correlations between adaptation to illness and the severity of lower-limb disability, fatigue, mood disorders, other problems related to MS, and upper-limb disability. Of all the symptoms, lower-limb disability, fatigue, and mood disorders had the strongest relation with adaptation. All of the analysed symptoms were found to correlate with HRQoL. Of all the symptoms, HRQoL was most affected by lower- and upper-limb disability, fatigue, other MS problems, and mood disorders.

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