Quality of Life and Psychopathology: Investigations into their Relationship

2006 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 333-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik D. Masthoff ◽  
Fons J. Trompenaars ◽  
Guus L. Van Heck ◽  
Paul P. Hodiamont ◽  
Jolanda De Vries
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
General Population ◽  
The Body ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
World Health ◽  
Psychiatric Outpatients ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Axis I ◽  
Dsm Iv

Objective: Quality of life (QOL) has become a topic of growing interest in medical and psychiatric practice in general, and in research in particular. Although the body of knowledge about the complex relationship between QOL and psychiatric disorders is growing, understanding this relationship still remains difficult. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to get more and new insights into this relationship. It was hypothesized that QOL would be negatively related to the presence as well as the severity of psychopathology. Method: A random sample of Dutch adult psychiatric outpatients (n=410) completed the World Health Organization Quality of Life assessment instrument, abbreviated version (WHOQOL-Bref). In addition, DSM-IV axis I and II diagnoses were obtained. Comparisons were made between scores of the psychiatric outpatients, diagnostic subgroups within this population, and the scores of a general population. Results: Compared with the general population, psychiatric outpatients scored significantly worse on all aspects of QOL. Within the group of outpatients, participants with DSM-IV diagnoses had worse scores than those without. Participants with comorbidity had the worst QOL. Conclusions: It is concluded that QOL scores are negatively related to both the presence and the severity of psychopathology, and that the presence of a personality disorder plays a role in subjectively experienced QOL.

The WHO Quality of Life Assessment Instrument (WHOQOL-100)

2006 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 207-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fons J. Trompenaars ◽  
Erik D. Masthoff ◽  
Guus L. Van Heck ◽  
Paul P. Hodiamont ◽  
Jolanda De Vries
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
General Population ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
Psychiatric Outpatients ◽  
Quality Of Life Assessment ◽  
Axis Ii ◽  
Axis I ◽  
Dsm Iv

This study scrutinizes the ability of the WHO quality of life assessment instrument (WHOQOL-100) to discriminate (1) between psychiatric outpatients and the general population, and (2) between subgroups of psychiatric outpatients. A sample of Dutch adult psychiatric outpatients (N = 410) completed the WHOQOL-100. In addition, DSM-IV Axis-I and Axis-II diagnoses were obtained. Compared with the general population, psychiatric outpatients scored significantly lower on all aspects of self-reported quality of life (QOL). Within the group of outpatients, participants with DSM-IV diagnoses had lower scores than those without. Participants with diagnoses on both Axis-I and Axis-II of DSM-IV (comorbidity) had the lowest self-reported QOL. It is concluded that in psychiatric outpatients, outcome scores of self-reported QOL were negatively related to presence and degree of psychopathology. The WHOQOL-100 has good discriminant ability for psychiatric outpatients.

scholarly journals Qualidade de vida e independência funcional de idosos frequentadores do clube do idoso do município de Sorocaba

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruna Malavazzi Lima ◽  
Franciele Andrade Araújo ◽  
Fátima Ayres de Araújo Scattolin
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
World Health ◽  
Quality Of Life Assessment ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Organization Quality ◽  
Health Organization

Introdução: Nos últimos anos a expectativa de vida vem aumentando em todo o mundo. A manutenção da capacidade funcional e da qualidade de vida (QV) dessa população é um dos desafios da atualidade. Objetivo: Avaliar a QV e a independência funcional de idosos frequentadores do Clube do Idoso do município de Sorocaba e investigar a correlação entre essas medidas. Métodos: Participaram idosos de ambos os sexos com idade ≥60 anos. Foram utilizados: Instrwumento de Caracterização Sociodemográfica; World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment-Old (WHOQOL-OLD) e Medida de Independência Funcional (MIF). Análises estatísticas realizadas: teste de Mann-Whitney e teste de Kruskal-Wallis para comparação entre os escores e o coeficiente de correlação de postos de Spearman para verificar a correlação entre os instrumentos. Resultados: Participaram 71 idosos, 69,01% mulheres, 56,34% com idade entre 60 e 69 anos, 33,80% casados e 83,10% aposentados. Não houve diferenças significativas quanto ao sexo para os dois instrumentos e quanto à idade nos escores do WHOQOL-OLD. Os idosos ≥80 anos apresentaram queda da independência funcional (p<0,001) e aqueles com mais anos de estudo apresentaram maior independência funcional e avaliaram melhor a QV global. Houve correlação diretamente proporcional entre escores da MIF e QV. Conclusão: Este estudo apontou que a funcionalidade está diretamente ligada à QV. Daí a importância dos grupos de terceira idade como forma de favorecer a prática de atividade física e aumentar a interação social, fatores essenciais na proteção e promoção da saúde e da QV dessa população.

scholarly journals The Quality of Life of Older Individuals Following the World Health Organization Assessment Criteria

Geriatrics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 102
Author(s):  
Margarida Goes ◽  
Manuel José Lopes ◽  
João Marôco ◽  
Henrique Oliveira ◽  
César Fonseca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Factor Score ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
World Health ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Translation Validation ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric qualities of the WHOQOL-BREF(PT) (the questionnaire developed by the World Health Organization Quality of Life Grpup for quality of life assessment), when applied to Portuguese elderly people residing in a community setting. The psychometric qualities were assessed by confirmatory factor analysis. A hierarchical second-order model and a third model were performed, and all three models presented similar and reasonable adjustment indexes. The data analysis showed that the construct failed only regarding discriminant validity because the correlations between the first-order factors were higher, associated with lower values of average variance extracted. The psychometric qualities found in the original translation/validation of the WHOQOL-BREF(PT) were compared with those found in this study; this study found higher correlations between domains but a similar level of factor reliability. The findings of this study lead to three recommendations: (i) to compute each factor score for each participant using the factor score weights obtained from confirmatory analysis models instead of adopting a unitary weight for each item, as proposed by the authors of the original translation/validation of the WHOQOL-BREF(PT); (ii) to compute a QOL score, which is not included in the original translation/validation; and (iii) to analyze differences between individual scores for each participants, which should be done by a group of health experts.

The influence of high-rise residence on physical activity and quality of life among older people with leprosy in a retirement community

2012 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
SHUN PING CHENG ◽  
TZE FANG WANG ◽  
FU IN TANG ◽  
NGOK KIU CHU ◽  
I JU CHEN
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older People ◽  
Retirement Community ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
World Health ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Study Participants

ABSTRACTThe significant time older people typically spend at home affects both their level of physical activity and quality of life. This prospective cohort study was designed to identify the effects that living in a high-rise residence retirement community has on physical activity and quality of life in older people with leprosy. The relocation group was comprised of study participants who had relocated voluntarily to a high-rise apartment building. The comparison group was comprised of study participants who had chosen not to relocate to that building. Data were collected using a personal information survey, Modified Baecke's Questionnaire, and the brief version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life assessment (WHOQOL-BREF). The groups were significantly similar in terms of household activities, leisure time activities, total physical activity score, and quality of life physical and social aspects, and significantly different in terms of quality of life overall (F=7.864,p=0.006), psychological (F=5.403,p=0.021) and environmental (F=23.099,p=0.000) aspects. This study indicates that living in a high-rise apartment environment does not decrease physical activity and may promote overall quality of life, and psychological and environmental aspects, in retirement community residents. The findings enhance understanding of the effect of different living environments on physical activity and quality of life. Greater health professional participation in retirement community design to ensure such designs facilitate residents’ health and quality of life is recommended.

scholarly journals QUALIDADE DE VIDA DE IDOSOS HIPERTENSOS DA ZONA URBANA DE UBERABA-MG

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (14) ◽  
Author(s):  
Damiana Aparecida Trindade Monteiro ◽  
Flávia Aparecida Dias ◽  
Daniel Vicentini de Oliveira ◽  
Matheus Amarante do Nascimento ◽  
Leiner Resende Rodrigues ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
World Health ◽  
Quality Of Life Assessment ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Kolmogorov Smirnov ◽  
Organization Quality ◽  
Health Organization

Objetivo: comparar a qualidade de vida (QV) de idosos hipertensos em função de variáveis sociodemográficas. Métodos: Pesquisa transversal da qual participaram 635 idosos, de ambos os sexos (212 homens e 423 mulheres), residentes na zona urbana de Uberaba-MG. Como instrumentos, foram utilizados um questionário sociodemográfico, o World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment versão curta (WHOQOL-BREF) e o WHOQOL-OLD. A análise dos dados foi conduzida por meio dos testes de Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Mann-Whitney e Kruskal-Wallis (p < 0,05). Resultados: Os resultados evidenciaram que os homens apresentaram escore superior ao das mulheres em todos os domínios e facetas de QV (p < 0,05). Os idosos com mais de 80 anos, com companheiros (as), com maior renda mensal e com maior nível de escolaridade apresentaram melhor percepção de QV em detrimento dos idosos mais jovens, sem companheiro (a) , com menor renda mensal e pior escolaridade (p < 0,05) respectivamente. Conclusão: Concluiu-se que fatores sociodemográficos como sexo, idade, renda mensal, estado civil e escolaridade podem ser considerados elementos intervenientes na percepção de QV dos idosos hipertensos da zona urbana.

Quality of Life Assessment in Turkish Patients with Schizophrenia and Their Relatives

2004 ◽  
Vol 95 (1) ◽  
pp. 197-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Köksal Alptekin ◽  
Berna Binnur Akdede ◽  
Yildiz Akvardar ◽  
Songül çelikgün ◽  
N. Sinem Dilşen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
World Health ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Control Subjects ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
And Control ◽  
Turkish Patients

Quality of life of first-degree relatives living in the same household with patients having schizophrenia has not been sufficiently explored. 30 patients with schizophrenia (16 women, 14 men), diagnosed using DSM–IV criteria, 31 of their relatives (15 women, 16 men), and 34 control subjects (21 women, 13 men) were included in the study. The mean age of the patients, their relatives, and the control subjects were 39.8 ± 10.9, 58.1 ± 12.5 and 37.3 ± 17.0, respectively. The World Health Organization Quality of Life–Brief Form was administered to all subjects. Quality of life was worse for the patient group than for their relatives and control subjects, but relatives of the patients and control subjects were not significantly different on Quality of life. Quality of life was negatively correlated with the severity of psychopathology and extrapyramidal side effects induced by antipsychotic drugs in the patients.

Psychiatric Morbidity and Quality of Life in Patients suffering from Psoriasis in a Tertiary Care Hospital

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-90
Author(s):  
Santosh Kumar ◽  
RK Shrivastava ◽  
Arpit Jaiswal ◽  
Rakesh Yaduvanshi ◽  
CS Sharma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
The Body ◽  
World Health ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
World Health Organization Quality

ABSTRACT Introduction Psoriasis is an inflammatory skin disease, which may be persistent, disfiguring, and stigmatizing. The disease is frequent, with prevalence estimates ranging from 0.3 to 2.5%. It is characterized by thick, red, scaly lesion that may appear on any part of the body. Psoriasis is associated with significant psychological and psychiatric morbidity, experience of stigmatization, and decreased health-related quality of life (QOL). Aims and Objectives The aims of this study were to estimate psychiatric morbidity and QOL in patients with psoriasis and to study the specified demographic, psychological, social, and illness-related correlates of psychiatric morbidity and QOL. Materials and methods The study group consisted of 100 consecutive patients suffering from psoriasis and healthy controls. The assessment was done using General Health Questionnaire 12 items (GHQ-12), Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) scale, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and the World Health Organization Quality of Life BREF scale (WHOQOL-BREF). Patients were also subjected to clinical psychiatric examination. Only those subjects who scored ≥3 on GHQ-12 scale were administered HADS and WHOQOL-BREF. Results This study revealed statistically significant association between number of relapses and depression score and between severity of skin lesions (PASI score) and depressive score. Conclusion Psoriasis markedly worsens the global well-being of patients and their cohabitants, who experienced an impairment of their QOL and higher levels of anxiety and depression. How to cite this article Yaduvanshi R, Jaiswal A, Sharma CS, Kumar S, Ali R, Shrivastava RK, Rathoure PK. Psychiatric Morbidity and Quality of Life in Patients suffering from Psoriasis in a Tertiary Care Hospital. Int J Adv Integ Med Sci 2017;2(2):85-90.

scholarly journals Fatores associados com a qualidade de vida de homens idosos

2013 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 678-685 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darlene Mara dos Santos Tavares ◽  
Flavia Aparecida Dias ◽  
Nilce Maria de Freitas Santos ◽  
anderlei José Haas ◽  
Sybelle de Castro Sousa Miranzi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
World Health ◽  
Quality Of Life Assessment ◽  
World Health Organization Quality ◽  
Older Americans ◽  
Organization Quality ◽  
Health Organization

Inquérito domiciliário, transversal e analítico que objetivou descrever as características sociodemográficas, de saúde e a qualidade de vida de homens idosos e verificar os fatores socioeconômicos e de saúde associados à qualidade de vida. Participaram 804 homens idosos. Os dados foram coletados pelos instrumentos: Older Americans Resources and Services(OARS), World Health Organization Quality of Life - Bref (WHOQOL-BREF) e Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment for Older Adults(WHOQOL-OLD). Foram realizados análise descritiva, teste t-Student, correlação de Pearson e regressão linear múltipla (p <0,05). Predominaram idosos com 60├ 70 anos, casados, 4├ 8 anos de estudo e renda de um salário mínimo. Os menores escores de qualidade de vida foram no domínio físico e na faceta autonomia e estiveram associados a ausência de companheira e de escolaridade, baixa renda, maior número de morbidades e incapacidade funcional. A incapacidade funcional foi o que mais influenciou a qualidade de vida, excetuando-se o domínio físico e a faceta intimidade.

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