Health-related quality of life in Thai bipolar disorder.
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in English
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| ID: sea-44306
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Bipolar disorder (BPD) affects both patients 'functioning and well-being. Quality of life (QoL) has gained increasing attention as an important functional outcome in BPD. The present study was conducted to assess QoL of Thai BPD patients. MATERIAL ANDMETHOD:
The authors obtained cross-sectional demographic, clinical, and functional ratings from 285 BPD outpatients. SF-36 and Thai Mania Rating Scale (TMRS) were used to assess QoL and severity of symptoms respectively.RESULTS:
The mean TMRS was 4.42 +/- 5.87. Compared with the Thai general population, SF-36 scores of study population were significantly lower, except for bodily pain and social functioning domains. Sodium valproate treated group's SF-36 scores was better than lithium carbonate treated group' (p = 0.02).CONCLUSION:
The present study is one of the pioneers in assessing the impact of co-morbidity on health-related QoL in Thai BPD patients. Even in the stable phase, patients were less functioning than the normal Thai population.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Outpatients
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Psychometrics
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Quality of Life
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Thailand
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Bipolar Disorder
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Pilot Projects
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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