Ramadan Abdel -Fatah, S., Mostafa El- Ashry, N., Fayez Fatahallah, T. (2018). Quality of Life among Patients with Bipolar Disorder. test, 9(1), 305-315. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2018.46498
Sorayia Ramadan Abdel -Fatah; Nevien Mostafa El- Ashry; Tabasem Fayez Fatahallah. "Quality of Life among Patients with Bipolar Disorder". test, 9, 1, 2018, 305-315. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2018.46498
Ramadan Abdel -Fatah, S., Mostafa El- Ashry, N., Fayez Fatahallah, T. (2018). 'Quality of Life among Patients with Bipolar Disorder', test, 9(1), pp. 305-315. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2018.46498
Ramadan Abdel -Fatah, S., Mostafa El- Ashry, N., Fayez Fatahallah, T. Quality of Life among Patients with Bipolar Disorder. test, 2018; 9(1): 305-315. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2018.46498

Quality of Life among Patients with Bipolar Disorder

Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Article 22, Volume 9, Issue 1, March 2018, Pages 305-315    PDF (272.22 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2018.46498
Authors
Sorayia Ramadan Abdel -Fatah; Nevien Mostafa El- Ashry; Tabasem Fayez Fatahallah
Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing,Faculty of Nursing /Ain Shams University
Abstract
Background: Schizophrenic polar disorder (BD) is the most common chronic illness, that
afflicting in adolescence or early adulthood people during their peak productive ages. Aim:
assessing quality of life & drug attitude inventory among patients with bipolar disorder. Setting:
The study was conducted on 100 patients attending follow-up outpatient clinic of the Institute of
Psychiatry at Ain Shams University. Tools: 1) Interviewing questionnaire containing the
following parts: A) Socio-demographic sheet. B) History of illness. 2) World Health Organization
Quality of Life – BREF Questionnaire (WHOQOL- BREF) instrument .3) Drug attitude inventory
(DAI-30 items). Result: there are highly statistically significant correlation found between
educational level, marital status ,age, gender as regard overall quality of life and four domain of
quality of life with bipolar disorder patient (P= .000, , .000 , .000, and .000) respectively.
additionally, there is highly statistically significant correlation between side effect of medication
as regard overall quality of life domain with BD patient ( P= .000 ) respectively. as well as, there
are (71%) had positive attitude towards drugs and there are highly statistically significant As well
as, there are highly statistically significant correlation between gender, Age, and Adequacy of
monthly income as regard drug attitude inventory( P= .000, .000, and.001 ) respectively.
Conclusion: the assessment of QOL had a poor effect on overall QOL & psychological domain
regarding bipolar disorder. Recommendation: incorporate non-drug therapy (psychosocial
intervention) along with pharmacological therapies in BD management to improve quality of life
of patients with BD.
Keywords
Bipolar Disorder; quality of life
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