A Comparative Study of Quality of Life and Coping Strategy in Depression and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Quality of life includes the physical, functional, social and emotional well being of an individual. Coping strategy is one’s flexibility in using different strategies according to the multiple situational demands is sown in empirical research to have an overall reduction in observable stress (Sideridus, 2006). The poor quality of life is associated with depression and obsessive compulsive disorder. Thus, the present study aims to see the quality of life and copying strategies in depression and obsessive compulsive disorder. It consists of 30 participants purposively selected from government hospitals across Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad. The participants were assigned in two groups’ i.e Depression (15) and OCD (15). The respondents were assessed using quality of life questionnaire, Y-BOCS severity scale, Beck depression inventory and coping strategy inventory which was administered individually. There is no significant difference between the two groups on Coping Strategies and Quality of Life. It is found that Cognitive Restructuring and Social Support are negatively correlated with Depression. There is significant negative correlation between Problem Focused Engagement, Emotion Focused Engagement, cognitive strategy, Engagement, Quality of Life with depression. Whereas it shows no significant correlation between OCD and coping strategy and OCD and Quality of Life.

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A Review on Quality of Life and Depression in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

CNS Spectrums ◽

10.1017/s1092852900026894 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 13 (S14) ◽

pp. 16-22 ◽

Cited By ~ 33

Author(s):

Steffen Moritz

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽

Well Being ◽

Symptom Clusters ◽

Obsessive Compulsive ◽

Therapeutic Success ◽

Compulsive Disorder ◽

Life Problems ◽

Wide Range

AbstractQuality of life (QoL) is increasingly recognized as a pivotal outcome parameter in research on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). While the concept remains somewhat ill-defined, there is now little dispute that the patients’ personal goals deserve foremost consideration during the course of treatment as the primary aim of treatment should be relief from individual despair, which is related but by no means synonymous to symptom reduction. Studies using generic (ie, illness-unspecific) instruments have confirmed poor QoL in OCD patients across a wide range of domains, especially with respect to social, work role functioning, and mental health aspects. Scores are sometimes as low as those obtained by patients with schizophrenia. Depression and obsessions are the symptom clusters that most strongly contribute to low QoL. Findings from a novel survey of 105 OCD participants point to multiple daily life problems, poor work status, and tense social networks in these patients. In order to achieve therapeutic success and improve QoL, functional problems at work and comorbid disorders such as secondary depression and physical impairments should be targeted. While successful treatment sometimes positively impacts well-being, in some studies symptom decline did not translate into improved QoL.

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Extended-release fluvoxamine and improvements in quality of life in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder

Comprehensive Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.comppsych.2009.10.001 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 51 (4) ◽

pp. 373-379 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Lorrin M. Koran ◽

Daniel Bromberg ◽

Carl S. Hornfeldt ◽

John C. Shepski ◽

Shirley Wang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽

Extended Release ◽

Obsessive Compulsive ◽

Compulsive Disorder

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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 ◽

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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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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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