Burden and quality of life in caregivers of obsessive-compulsive disorder and schizophrenia: a case-controlled study

Background: Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) and schizophrenia both are chronic and disabling mental illness which imposes considerable burden on caregivers. Many studies have also reported that both of them have a negative impact on the quality of life (QOL) of both the patients and the caregivers living with the patients. The aim of the study was to assess and compare the burden of care and quality of life (QoL) in the care givers of patients with Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Schizophrenia.Methods: The present study is a hospital based, cross-sectional and comparative study. 30 patients with schizophrenia and 30 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder patients and their caregivers attending the OPD and family ward of Institute of Mental Health and Hospital, Agra were selected through purposive sampling with specific inclusion and exclusion criteria. World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale (BREF version), Burden Assessment Schedule, Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), Yale–Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) were used for assessment.Results: The findings of this study revealed remarkable burden in the caregivers of OCD and Schizophrenia patients along with considerable and comparable impairment of their quality of life. Caregivers of Schizophrenia patients experienced more burden and have poor quality of life than the caregivers of OCD patients.Conclusions: It is suggested to develop effective strategies for family intervention with the purpose of supporting the caregivers and improving their quality of life.

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Quality of life of patients with obsessive compulsive disorder

Bangladesh Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.3329/bjpsy.v29i1.32747 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

pp. 18-22

Author(s):

Fahmida Ahmed ◽

Meherunnessa Begum ◽

Md Abdul Wahab ◽

Sayed Kamaluddin Ahmed

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽

Psychological Health ◽

World Health ◽

Obsessive Compulsive ◽

World Health Organization Quality ◽

Compulsive Disorder ◽

Health Domain ◽

Quality Of Life Scale

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a severe and debilitating anxiety disorder which causes severely impaired quality of life. The objective of the study was to assess the quality of life of the patients suffering from OCD. It was a cross-sectional study conducted from January 2011 to June 2011 among 46 patients who attended the out-patient department of the National Institute of Mental Health Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh and Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College and Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh by using purposive sampling technique. A Semi-structured questionnaire, Dhaka University Obsessive Compulsive Scale (DUOCS), World Health Organization Quality of Life-Scale Brief Version (WHOQOL-BREF), Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorder, 4th edition (DSM-IV) were used in each case for this assessment. Results showed that mean age of the patients was (29.07±6.11) years, majority of the respondents (71.7%) were male, 63.0% were unmarried and 34.8% were students. Patients were least satisfied with social domain and patients having only obsession had lower mean score (23.54±1.80) in environmental domain than in patients having both obsession and compulsion (25.15±3.70). OCD patients having major conflict (52.2%) were least satisfied with environmental health domain and patients suffering from OCD for more than ten years (78.3%) had low score than those suffering for less than ten years (21.7%) in overall quality of life domain. Patients having strained family relationship (34.8%) were less satisfied to psychological health domain and patients getting medication (91.3%) had better quality of life in all domains than those getting no medication (8.7%).Bang J Psychiatry June 2015; 29(1): 18-22

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Quality of Life in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

CNS Spectrums ◽

10.1017/s1092852900025025 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 5 (S4) ◽

pp. 37-39 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Dan J. Stein ◽

Andrea Allen ◽

Julio Bobes ◽

Jane L. Eisen ◽

M. L. Figuera ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽

World Economy ◽

Negative Impact ◽

General Medicine ◽

Psychiatric Research ◽

Obsessive Compulsive ◽

Compulsive Disorder ◽

Occupational Function

AbstractThe construct of quality of life (QOL), which has both subjective and objective components, has gained increasing importance in psychiatric research for several important reasons, not the least being the current importance of pharmacoeconomic issues. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has been suggested to be the worlds 10th most disabling disorder, and pharmacoeconomic studies have indicated that its cost to the world economy runs into the billions of dollars. The use of QOL scales derived from general medicine and other areas of psychiatry has demonstrated the enormous negative impact of OCD on several domains, including occupational function, social function, and family function. Further work to ascertain the extent of changes in QOL during treatment of OCD is necessary.

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IMPACT OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY OF ADULT OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER ON QUALITY OF LIFE: A PATIENT CONTROLLED STUDY

Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare ◽

10.18410/jebmh/2015/1246 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2 (56) ◽

pp. 8865-8871

Author(s):

Mohd . Aleem Siddiqui ◽

Amrit Pattojoshi ◽

Sanjay K Munda ◽

Shazia Veqar Siddiqui ◽

Daya Ram

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽

Controlled Study ◽

Obsessive Compulsive ◽

Compulsive Disorder

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Study of the quality of life in amputee soccer players

Manual Therapy Posturology & Rehabilitation Journal ◽

10.17784/mtprehabjournal.2017.15.451 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-5

Author(s):

José Ricardo Auricchio ◽

Nathalia Bernardes ◽

Marlene Aparecida Moreno

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Negative Impact ◽

World Health ◽

Soccer Players ◽

World Health Organization Quality ◽

Positive Correlation ◽

Quality Of Life Scale ◽

Quality Of Life Index ◽

Health Organization

Introduction: Although a number of aspects related to amputation have a negative impact on quality of life, sports can prevent disease and promote health in this population just as it can among the nondisabled. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of life in amputee soccer players (n=25). Method: We compared scores on the World Health Organization Quality-of-Life Scale (WHOQOL-BREF). Results: observing that the physical (PHY: 71±16), psychological (PSY: 76±18) and social domains (SOC: 72±22) showed higher values (p <0.05) than the environment domain (ENV: 55±17). There was a positive correlation between PHY and PSY (r: 0.8), PHY and SOC (r: 0.7) and PHY and ENV (r: 0.7). Moreover, PHY showed a positive correlation with SOC (r: 0.9) and ENV (r: 0.8). In addition, the adapted sport improved the overall quality of life index (GQOLI= 71.50). Conclusion: These results show that amputee soccer improves the quality of life of its players.

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