scholarly journals Family Interaction Pattern and Quality Of Life of Caregivers Having Violent Patients with Bipolar Affective Disorder (Current Episode Mania)

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashok. S ◽  
Dr. Amool R Singh
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Family Violence ◽  
Affective Disorder ◽  
Bipolar Affective Disorder ◽  
Family Interaction ◽  
Interaction Pattern ◽  
Quality Of Life Scale ◽  
The Family ◽  
Leadership Pattern

Background: Bipolar affective disorder (BAD) is a multi-factorial disorder with various clinical presentations. ‘The manic episodes are manifestated by decreased sleep, irritability, aggression, dramatic fluctuation in mood or emotions caused to violent acts’. The clinical importance of hostility is in its close association with violence and non-adherence to treatment. BAD symptoms can result in damaged relationships, poor job or school performance that can seriously affect the lives of patients and their families. All caregivers share a similar fate; and they take responsibility for their mentally ill family members. Aim and Objectives: Aim was to examine the family interaction pattern and quality of life of caregivers having violent patients with bipolar affective disorder (current episode mania). Methodology: The Present study was a cross sectional hospital based and approved by ethical committee. Total 858 family members/caregiver interviewed for history of violence with diagnosed patient with BAD current episode mania (age 21 – 45 years) fulfilling ICD-10 criteria selected using probability sampling, when they brought patient in OPD. Total thirty (n=30) adult persons with BAD patient’s caregivers sample were recruited as per inclusion, exclusion-criteria for data collection tools such as Semi-structured socio-demographic data sheet, Family Violence Scale (Bhatti et al., 1985), Family interaction pattern scale (Bhatti et al., 1986) and WHO-Quality of Life Scale (WHO-QoL-BREF, 1998).  Results: There was no significant difference found in all domains of the Family Violence Scale. In correlation Physical violence domain positively correlated with Family Interaction Pattern’s domain of Leadership pattern at 0.05 level and Emotional violence positively correlated with Communication at 0.05 level and with Leadership pattern at 0.01 level. As well as Social violence positively correlated with the domain Leadership at 0.05 level. Also total score of family violence positively correlated with Leadership pattern at 0.01 level of the Family Interaction Pattern Scale. With QoL family violence domain emotional violence negatively correlated with the Psychological health, Social relationship and Environmental/Financial at 0.05 level and with Total score of QoL at 0.01 level. As well as total score of the family violence negatively correlated with the domain Social relationship at 0.05 level of the WHO – Quality of life Scale. Conclusion: It is very important for the mental health professionals to identify the needs of the family caregivers. Finding out areas need attention and strategies to restore the wellbeing of an individual and caregiver requires knowledge and skill based comprehensive assessment. Mental health issues need multidimensional approaches to bring fruitful outcomes. Engagement and implementation strategies, as well as the interventions themselves, must be tailored to local and cultural characteristics.

scholarly journals RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAMILY INTERACTION, FAMILY BURDEN AND QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG CAREGIVERS OF PATIENTS WITH EPILEPSY

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 108-114
Author(s):  
M. Senthil
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Family Interaction ◽  
Interaction Pattern ◽  
Family Burden ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Quality Of Life Scale ◽  
The Impact

Living with epilepsy imposes great challenges on both patients and their family caregivers but most researchers only explored the impact on patients, with less attention given to family caregivers. Our study intended to explore the needs and problems of epilepsy family caregivers of epilepsy patients encountered during the caregiving process. The present study was an attempt to assess the relationship between Family interaction pattern, family burden schedule and Quality of life of the caregivers of individuals with epilepsy. This study was conducted at the Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry and Allied Sciences, Ranchi. It was a cross sectional study and purposive sampling was used. The present study was conducted among 60 caregivers of epilepsy, those who were willing to participate and those who have satisfied with inclusion and exclusion criteria have been included in the study. The socio demographic data sheet had been used for collecting socio demographic details of the caregivers of individuals with epilepsy. Family interaction pattern scale, family burden interview schedule and WHO Quality of life scale were applied on the caregivers of individuals with epilepsy. Statistical analysis was performed by using the SPSS programme 16.0 version. The result found that family interaction pattern has effect on family burden and quality of life. Likewise family burden has greater impact on quality of life. The study highlights the need for family interventional programs to address the specific issues related to family interaction, burden and quality of life of caregivers.

scholarly journals Quality of Life in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Affective Disorder

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pratima
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Bipolar Disorder ◽  
Affective Disorder ◽  
Expressed Emotion ◽  
Bipolar Affective Disorder ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
The Family ◽  
Bipolar Patients

Family caregivers of persons with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia experience high level of burden and compromised quality of life. A considerable amount of burden on the caregivers often leads to display of certain attitudes towards persons with severe mental illness called expressed emotion, which then leads to poor quality of patients as well. Although numerous studies dealing with these issues separately are present, but studies dealing with relationship, using mixed methodology, among these issues are scarce. The aim of the present study was to understand how actually the construct of quality of life in different demographic conditions affect life conditions of schizophrenic and bipolar patients and determining relapse. The present study was designed mainly to assess the quality of life on patients and the families of a particular group of patients namely those with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The objectives if the present research were to study: (i) the quality of life of patients with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Affective disorder. (ii) the quality of life of caregivers of patients with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Affective disorder. Patients with disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder are more likely to relapse when there is high expressed emotion present in their living environment. The stress from the remarks and attitudes of the family is overwhelming because they feel like the cause of the problems. The patient then falls into the cycle of relapse. The only way to escape this vortex for the family is to go through therapy together to prevent the relapse. But before that it becomes necessary to understand that what is the reason behind such attitude towards a family member who is mentally ill, what is the cause of burden and what all changes the caregivers’ and the patients’ quality of life come across.

scholarly journals Relationship between Family Interaction pattern, Family Burden and Quality of Life among Caregivers of Patients with Alcohol Dependence

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. M. Senthil ◽  
Dr. Manisha Kiran
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Alcohol Dependence ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Severity Index ◽  
Family Interaction ◽  
Interaction Pattern ◽  
Family Burden ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Quality Of Life Scale

Alcohol and drug use disorders have devastating physical, mental, and socio-economic consequences not only for patients but also for their families. Their illness substantially affects the quality of life of other family members, including financial security, mental health, social networks, and productivity. So the present study was an attempt to assess the relationship between family interaction pattern, family burden and Quality of life among caregivers of individuals with alcohol dependence. This study was conducted at the Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry and Allied Sciences, Ranchi. It was a cross sectional study and purposive sampling was used. The present study consisted of 60 caregivers of alcohol dependence, those who were willing to participate and those who have satisfied with inclusion and exclusion criteria have been included in the study. The socio demographic data sheet had been used for collecting socio demographic details of the caregivers of individuals with alcohol dependence. To assess the alcohol severity of the patient, the alcohol severity index scale was applied. Family interaction pattern scale, family burden interview schedule and WHO Quality of life scale were applied on the caregivers of individuals with alcohol dependence. The findings indicated that there is significant positive correlation exist between family interaction pattern, Family burden and quality of life among caregivers of individuals with alcohol dependence.

scholarly journals Quality of life and Social Support Among Diagnose Bipolar Patients

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 932-935
Author(s):  
M Adnan ◽  
T Khan ◽  
B Razzaq ◽  
R Ghaffar ◽  
S Batool ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Psychiatric Treatment ◽  
Bipolar Affective Disorder ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Recovery Phase ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Quality Of Life Scale ◽  
Bipolar Patients

Aim: To ascertain the relationship between quality of life and social support in bipolar patients who have been diagnosed. STUDY DESIGN: cross-sectional research design Place and duration of the study: The research was performed impatiently on the Sheikh Zayed Medical College, Rahim Yar Khan at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, which ran from January 2018 to July of 2019. Method: Data was retrieved from 100 patients, with diagnosed patients of bipolar affective disorder. Quality of life and social support were assessed by quality of life scale (QOLS) developed by Burckhardt and Berline social support scale (BSSS) developed by Berline. Results: Research claims a close relationship between the presence of such things as quality of life and social help for people with Bipolar Disorder. Conclusion: Bipolar is linked to inadequate health and quality of life and social isolation, mostly due to ineffective social skills. Social support is critical to emotional stability and quality of life. It may help patients deal with difficulties and reduce depression and help in both the recovery phase and positive results of psychiatric treatment. What is currently being sought to be learned is how social care has an impact on the level of well-being for bipolar patients. Keywords: Quality of life, bipolar, validation, generalization

COMPARING SOCIOEMOTIONAL COGNITION AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN REMITTED BIPOLAR AFFECTIVE DISORDER

2021 ◽  
pp. 18-22
Author(s):  
Nimitha K J ◽  
Rajmohan V ◽  
T M Raghuram
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Affective Disorder ◽  
Psychosocial Functioning ◽  
Emotional Regulation ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Bipolar Affective Disorder ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Cross Sectional

BACKGROUND-Bipolar affective disorder (BPAD) is characterized by abnormalities in social cognition and emotional regulation are detrimental to psychosocial functioning and quality of life. OBJECTIVES- To understand the sociodemographic background, clinical characteristics in BPAD in remission and its relation with social emotional cognition and its impact on quality of life and functioning of the patient. METHODS-A cross sectional study with a sample size of 100 consenting patients based on convenience sampling who are diagnosed to have BPAD in remission. Sociodemographic questionnaire and clinical details of the patient were noted. SECT (cog state battery) was applied to all patients under calm and similar environment. RESULTS-Results showed there is a signicant difference in SECTspeed, response and stimuli based on the nature of rst and last episode, SECT score based on severity of episodes, SECT speed and stimuli based on education, SECT responses based on occupation. Middle socio-economic group had the best psychological QoL followed by high socio-economic group and it was worst in low socio-economic group. Physical and psychological domain has signicant difference based on residence. WHO QoL social quality of life had signicant difference between ECT treatments in the past, with people receiving ECT having a higher score on the social QoLscore. There was no signicant correlation seen between SEC sub scores and QoLdomain scores. CONCLUSION-The study concluded the QoLwas signicantly associated with socio-economic status, semi urban residence and ECT. There was no correlation between SEC and QoLscore in remitted bipolar.

scholarly journals Parental Stress and Family Quality of Life: Surveying Family Members of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (23) ◽  
pp. 9007
Author(s):  
Cristina Jenaro ◽  
Noelia Flores ◽  
Belén Gutiérrez-Bermejo ◽  
Vanessa Vega ◽  
Carmen Pérez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Parental Stress ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Family Quality Of Life ◽  
Quality Of Life Scale ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Impact

(1) Background. This study assesses the quality of life in families with a member with an intellectual disability using the Family Adjustment and Adaptation Response framework. (2) Methods. The study included 515 Spanish participants whose family members with disabilities range in age from infancy to adulthood. We hypothesized that it is possible to predict parenting stress by paying attention to the meaning families give to themselves and their circumstances while controlling for the impact of other variables such as family capabilities and characteristics of the family member with disabilities. We used the Beach Center Family Quality of Life Scale and the section on Exceptional needs of medical and behavioral support from the Supports Intensity Scale, together with other potential predictors. The subscale on parental stress from the Parenting Stress Index–Short Form was utilized as a criterion measure. (3) Results. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis revealed that 49% of parental stress was predicted by dysfunctional interaction, difficult behaviors, low emotional wellbeing, poor family interaction, as well as kinship as parents, and the severity of both the medical needs and intellectual disability. (4) Conclusions. The stress experienced by those families is mostly predicted by the meaning they give to themselves and their circumstances. Implications of these findings for service delivery are discussed.

scholarly journals MODERN APPROACHES TO THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH A PRIMARY EPISODE OF BIPOLAR AFFECTIVE DISORDER

2019 ◽  
Vol 85 (4) ◽  
pp. 55-61
Author(s):  
Yu.I. Mysula
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Affective Disorder ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Bipolar Affective Disorder ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Biomedical Ethics ◽  
Psychosocial Therapy ◽  
Traditional Scheme ◽  
Complete Clinical Remission

A comprehensive system of treatment and rehabilitation measures for the initial episode of bipolar affective disorder is proposed, which is implemented in three interrelated stages: a psychodiagnostic stage, which provides a comprehensive clinical and psychodiagnostic analysis to determine the clinical option; the stage of complex therapy, which involves the combination of psychopharmacology with normotymics, antidepressants, atypical neuroleptics with psychoeducation, compliance therapy, family therapy, work with comorbid mental and narcological pathology; and the stage of psychosocial rehabilitation and prevention, which includes supportive psychopharmacological therapy and psychosocial therapy and rehabilitation activities. We conducted a clinical psychodiagnostic examination of 88 patients with a primary episode of Bipolar Affective Disorder (PE BAD) who were treated at the Ternopil Regional Psychoneurological Hospital during the period 2011-2016 in compliance with the principles of biomedical ethics. The following groups were formed from them: 1) 34 patients with depressed variant of PE BAD, who received treatment according to the proposed scheme; 2) 33 patients with depressive variant of PE BAD who received treatment according to the traditional scheme; 3) 11 patients with a manic variant of PE BAD who received treatment according to the proposed scheme; 4) 10 patients with a manic variant of PE BAD who received treatment according to the traditional scheme. The results were compared in pairs in each of the clinical groups according to the clinical version of PE BAD. The evaluation was performed before the start of treatment and 6 months after the start of treatment in three main areas: dynamics of mental state (complete clinical remission, significant improvement of mental state, improvement of mental state, slight improvement of mental state); dynamics of changes in psycho-emotional state based on the results of evaluation using standardized psychodiagnostic tools (M. Hamilton Depression and Anxiety Scales, The Zung self-Rating Depression Scale, Bipolar Diagnostic Scale); the dynamics of quality of life indicators according to the Scale of Quality of Life Mezzich et al. in the adaptation of N.O. Maruta. The comparative analysis showed a higher effectiveness of the proposed therapy compared to the traditional relative clinical effect, normalization of the affective sphere and improvement of the quality of life of patients.

scholarly journals Quality of life in Bipolar affective disorder: Relationship with demographic and clinical variables

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-58
Author(s):  
Kiran Kumar K ◽  
◽  
Malini Govinadan ◽  
Fiaz Ahmed Sattar ◽  
Swapna B ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Affective Disorder ◽  
Bipolar Affective Disorder ◽  
Clinical Variables
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