Assessment of quality of life with the WHOQOL-BREF in a group of Turkish psychiatric patients compared with diabetic and healthy subjects

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dc.contributor.authorAkvardar Y.
dc.contributor.authorAkdede B.B.
dc.contributor.authorÖzerdem A.
dc.contributor.authorEser E.
dc.contributor.authorTopkaya Ş.
dc.contributor.authorAlptekin K.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:23:08Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:23:08Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractDecreased quality of life is often an important cause or consequence of psychiatric illness, and needs to be included in a comprehensive treatment plan. The authors aimed to identify how psychiatric patients characterize the quality of their lives compared to others who are suffering from a chronic physical illness (diabetes) and healthy individuals. A total of 100 psychiatric patients were recruited from Dokuz Eylül University Psychiatry Department outpatient clinic. Of these, 34 had 4th edition Diagnostic and Statistical Manual diagnosis of alcohol dependence, 38 had schizophrenia, and 28 had bipolar disorder. A total of 35 patients with diabetes and 49 healthy individuals were also included in the study. The World Health Organization's Quality of Life Questionnaire was used to measure the quality of life. Patients with alcohol dependence, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia scored lower than healthy subjects on the physical aspects of quality of life. Patients with schizophrenia had lower scores in the psychological domain compared to patients with bipolar disorder, patients with diabetes, and healthy subjects. In the social relationship domain, patients with schizophrenia and alcohol dependence scored lower compared to healthy subjects. Patients with schizophrenia were worse with respect to social relationships than bipolar patients and diabetics. World Health Organization's Quality of Life Questionnaire is useful for evaluating the needs and targets for interventions in psychiatric patients. © 2006 The Authors.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.1111/j.1440-1819.2006.01584.x
dc.identifier.issn14401819
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/19379
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.rightsAll Open Access; Bronze Open Access
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectAlcoholism
dc.subjectBipolar Disorder
dc.subjectData Interpretation, Statistical
dc.subjectDiabetes Mellitus
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMental Disorders
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectPsychometrics
dc.subjectQuality of Life
dc.subjectSchizophrenic Psychology
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectalcoholism
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectbipolar disorder
dc.subjectclinical article
dc.subjectcontrolled study
dc.subjectdiabetes mellitus
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectquality control
dc.subjectquestionnaire
dc.subjectschizophrenia
dc.subjectstatistical analysis
dc.subjecttreatment planning
dc.subjectuniversity hospital
dc.subjectworld health organization
dc.titleAssessment of quality of life with the WHOQOL-BREF in a group of Turkish psychiatric patients compared with diabetic and healthy subjects
dc.typeArticle

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