Psychiatric morbidity, Stress and Quality of Life Among Geriatric Dermatology Patients: Therapeutic Considerations from an Indian Perspective

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Archana Anandakumar Geetha ◽  
Ettappurath N. Abdul Latheef ◽  
Sreekanth Sukumarakurup ◽  
Keerankulangara Devi ◽  
Mohammad Jafferany
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Geriatric Dermatology ◽  
Therapeutic Considerations ◽  
Indian Perspective

Psychiatric and Social Outcome of Liver Transplantation

1995 ◽  
Vol 166 (4) ◽  
pp. 521-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Collis ◽  
Andrew Burroughs ◽  
Keith Rolles ◽  
Geoffrey Lloyd
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Liver Transplantation ◽  
Nottingham Health Profile ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Medical Patients ◽  
Post Transplantation ◽  
Tertiary Referral Centre ◽  
Cross Sectional

BackgroundThis study measures psychiatric morbidity, quality of life, and cognitive function after liver transplantation.MethodWe undertook a cross-sectional study, with a longitudinal subgroup. The setting was a tertiary referral centre for liver transplantation. The subjects were 30 post-liver-transplantation patients, including 11 also interviewed before the operation. The main outcome measures were the Clinical Interview Schedule (CIS), the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP), and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE).ResultsOf the patients, 8/30 were CIS cases, and 7/30 were GHQ cases. NHP scores were higher than a previous postal study indicated, with less impairment after than before transplant. MMSE scores were 24–30. Median GHQ was 7.0 before operation and 1.0 after operation (P = 0.03), with no significant change in CIS score.ConclusionLiver transplantation improves quality of life, but not to the level of the general population; post-transplantation patients have a prevalence of psychiatric morbidity comparable with that of general medical patients.

scholarly journals Assessment of psychiatric morbidity and quality of life in children and adolescents with cutaneous leishmaniasis and their parents

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 344-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enver Turan ◽  
Hasan Kandemir ◽  
Yavuz Yeşilova ◽  
Suat Ekinci ◽  
Osman Tanrıkulu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity

Abstract 93: How is the Quality of Life and the Psychosocial Adjustment affected in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease?

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Castro ◽  
Isabela Freitas ◽  
Sofia Sarmento ◽  
Flávio Teixeira ◽  
Rosália Coelho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
School Performance ◽  
Psychosocial Adjustment ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Physical Limitations

Introduction: High rates of survival in Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) allowed patients to face different challenges in life cycle, and made the topics on adjustment and quality of life more and more central in healthcare. Hypothesis: We tested the hypothesis that CHD has a negative impact over psychosocial adjustment, psychiatric morbidity, quality of life and school performance, and that the severity of disease and the number of surgeries increase the negative impact over adjustment and the social support generates a buffer, good effect on it. Objective: We aimed to study Quality of Life (QOL), Psychosocial Adjustment (PSA), Psychiatric Morbidity, School Performance, Physical Limitations, and Social Support of adolescents and young adults with CHD. Methods: We evaluated 110 CHD patients, 62 males, aged from 12 to 26 years old (M=18.00 ± 3.62), 58 cyanotic. The participants were interviewed on such topics as social support, family/educational background, self-image, physical limitations and emotional adjustment, were administered a standardized psychiatric interview (SADS-L) and completed self-report questionnaires on QOL (WHOQOL-BREF) and PSA (YSR and ASR). Observational versions of the same questionnaires (CBCL, ABCL) were filled by one of their relatives. Full clinical and demographic history was collected. Results: We found a 22% rate of lifetime prevalence of psychopathology (14.5% in males and 31.3% in females) and 50% of school retentions (M=1.50 years + 0.50). Patients with severe forms of CHD showed worse PSA than those with moderate and mild forms of illness (internalization: u=939.000; p=0.030), the cyanotic versus acyanotic and those with moderate-to-severe residual lesions versus mild ones have worse QOL on physical dimension; those submitted to surgery showed worse QOL on physical (t=-2.525; p=0.013), psychological (t=-2.394; p=0,018), social relationships (t=-2.502; p=0,014) and general (u=1294,000; p=0.006) dimensions, and worse PSA (more withdrawn: u=719,000; p=0,037). Social support has a great impact improving patients’ physical (t=2.707; p=0,008), psychological (t= 2.755; p=0.007), social relationships (t=4.976; p=0,000), environment (t=3.085; p=0,003) and general (u=623.500; p=0,000) QOL and poorer social support resulted in more withdrawn (u=557.500; p=0.000) and social problems (u=748.500; p=0,023). Patients with more physical limitations showed worse physical (t=-2.093; p=0,039), psychological (t=-2.674; p=0.009) and general (u=971.500; p=0,002) QOL and more withdrawn (u=1023.000; p=0,015). Female patients showed more somatic complaints (u=260.000;p=0,011), anxiety/ depression (u=984.000;p=0,002), aggressive behavior (u=920.500;p=0,001), thought problems (u=1069.500;p=0,010), internalization (u=869.000;p=0,000) and externalization (u=1163.000; p=0,050). Good performance in school also showed a significant impact incrementing QOL and PSA. Conclusion: We concluded that we should set a special emphasis in maximizing social support and improving school performance, when supplying care in CHD, as they have a positive impact over self-confidence of patients and life adjustment.

scholarly journals Psychological well-being, marital adjustment and quality of life after hysterectomy: a comparative study

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 4960
Author(s):  
Kusum Lata Mathur ◽  
Manu Sharma ◽  
Mohua Mazumdar ◽  
Shikha Talati ◽  
Siddharth Srivastav
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Marital Adjustment ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Gynecological Surgery

Background: Hysterectomy is the most common major gynecological surgery often performed for benign lesions. Many studies have reported adverse psychosocial outcomes post-hysterectomy. There is a paucity of studies from India addressing psychiatric morbidity after hysterectomy. To evaluate psychological wellbeing, marital adjustment and quality of life in patients undergoing hysterectomy for non-malignant conditions, in comparison with patients undergoing surgery other than hysterectomy.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 100 consecutive out-patients who underwent hysterectomy for non-malignant indications at least 6 months ago. The comparison group comprised of 50 consecutive out-patients who underwent gynecological surgery other than hysterectomy at least 6 months ago formed the comparison group. The study participants were evaluated on Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Psychological General Well-being Index (PGWBI), Marital Adjustment Test (MAT) and Women’s Quality of Life Questionnaire (WOMQOL).Results: The indications for hysterectomy were: uterine leiomyoma (69%), uterovaginal prolapse (18%), dysfunctional uterine bleeding (12%), and endometriosis (1%). Abdominal hysterectomy was performed in 92 patients while 8 patients underwent vaginal hysterectomy. There were no significant differences in the study groups on scores of HADS, PGWBI, MAT and WOMQOL (p>0.05). Both the study groups had good marital adjustment and majority reported no depression and anxiety.Conclusions: There is no major psychiatric morbidity, decline in marital adjustment and quality of life after hysterectomy for benign conditions among Indian women. Future research on the ethno-cultural implications and effect of hysterectomy on mental health will be a significant addition to the available evidence in India.

scholarly journals Psychiatric Morbidity, Fatigue, Stigma and Quality of Life of Patients With Hepatitis B Infection

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 429-441
Author(s):  
Rajesh Gupta ◽  
Ajit Avasthi ◽  
Yogesh K. Chawla ◽  
Sandeep Grover
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Hepatitis B Infection

scholarly journals Psychological Symptomatology in Informal Caregivers of Persons with Dementia: Influences on Health-Related Quality of Life

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 1078 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Madruga ◽  
Margarita Gozalo ◽  
Josué Prieto ◽  
José Carmelo Adsuar ◽  
Narcis Gusi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Informal Caregivers ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
High Level

Informal caregivers of persons with dementia often report high levels of anxiety, depression and burden. Nonetheless, other less evaluated psychological symptoms might also influence their health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The aim of this study was to comprehensively analyse other psychological symptoms and their influence on the health-related quality of life of informal caregivers. Fifty-four informal women caregivers and fifty-six women non-caregivers were recruited to participate in the study. Psychological symptoms were assessed using the Symptom Check-List-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) questionnaire and the HRQoL with the EuroQoL-Five Dimensions and Three Levels (EurQoL-5D-3L) questionnaire. Significant between-group differences were found in the majority of scales in the SCL-90-R questionnaire (p < 0.01) and caregivers also reported a worse HRQoL than non-caregivers (p < 0.05). Several psychological symptoms such as obsession-compulsive (β = 0.47), hostility (β = 0.59), and somatization (β = −0.49) had a significant impact on caregivers’ HRQoL (R2 explained between 0.17 and 0.30 of the variance). Caregivers are at a higher risk of suffering other psychological symptoms and show a moderate–high level of psychiatric morbidity, which therefore explains the poorer HRQoL outcomes. Supporting interventions should be provided to mitigate these psychological symptoms in order to improve their general distress and HRQoL.

Psychiatric morbidity and quality of life in patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria

2007 ◽  
Vol 99 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mine Özkan ◽  
Serap Batmaz Oflaz ◽  
Nazmiye Kocaman ◽  
Ferhan Özşeker ◽  
Aslı Gelincik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria

The quality of life and psychiatric morbidity in patients operated for Arnold–Chiari malformation type I

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 259-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bahadir Bakim ◽  
Burcu Goksan Yavuz ◽  
Adem Yilmaz ◽  
Oguz Karamustafalioglu ◽  
Meral Akbiyik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Chiari Malformation ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Type I ◽  
Chiari Malformation Type I ◽  
Arnold Chiari Malformation
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