Investigation of Parents' Anxiety Level and Health Related Quality of Life in Different Types of Physical Disabilities

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2019 ◽  
Vol 82 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Po-Cheng Hsu ◽  
Chi-Kuang Feng ◽  
Shou-Hsien Huang ◽  
Jan-Wei Chiu ◽  
Chen-Liang Chou ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenika Jiratchayaporn ◽  
Siriorn Sindhu ◽  
Acharaporn Seeherunwong ◽  
Rungnapa Panitrat ◽  
Chukiat Viwatwongkasem

PurposeAlthough health-related quality of life (HRQOL) has become an important outcome, specifically in regard to the impact of illness and treatment in patients with depression, few studies have explored the HRQOL of patients from different types of hospitals. This study aimed at examining a change in HRQOL of patients from various types of hospitalsDesign/methodology/approachA repeated measure was used in this study. Thirty participants in psychiatric outpatient units per center from the different types of hospitals, including a psychiatric hospital, regional hospital, general hospital and community hospital, were assessed with the Thai version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief (WHOQOL-BREF-THAI) questionnaire at the first visit, and after the 6th and 12th weeks of the treatment course.FindingsThe HRQOL scores for the participants were increased in each type of hospital from their first visit to the 6th week and 12th week (p < 0.001; except for the 6th week in the regional hospital, p < 0.01).Originality/valueThe findings reflected HRQOL in patients with depression in terms of the resources available in different types of hospitals that could be used as baseline data for the development of Thai mental health service systems.


2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 493-503 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Montero ◽  
Raquel Castillo-Oyagüe ◽  
Christopher D. Lynch ◽  
Alberto Albaladejo ◽  
Antonio Castaño

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