Health-related quality of life in Thai bipolar disorder.
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em Inglês
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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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Assunto principal:
Pacientes Ambulatoriais
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Psicometria
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Qualidade de Vida
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Tailândia
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Transtorno Bipolar
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Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Projetos Piloto
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Pesquisa qualitativa
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Fatores de risco
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
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