Assessment of Quality of Life (QOL) in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Dysthymic Disorder (DD): A Comparative Study
Introduction: There is paucity of data on Quality of Life (QOL) in non-psychotic mental disorders. Aim: To assess the Quality of Life (QOL) in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and compare it with Dysthymic Disorder (DD). Materials and Methods: This hospital based cross-sectional study was co...
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2015-05-01
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| Summary: | Introduction: There is paucity of data on Quality of Life (QOL) in
non-psychotic mental disorders.
Aim: To assess the Quality of Life (QOL) in Obsessive Compulsive
Disorder (OCD) and compare it with Dysthymic Disorder (DD).
Materials and Methods: This hospital based cross-sectional
study was conducted in 30 patients each diagnosed to have
OCD and DD during October 2009 to September 2011 in a
medical institution in Davanagere, Karnataka, India. DSM-IVTR (Diagnostic statistical manual-IV-Text Revised) criteria was
used for diagnosis of OCD and DD. Yale Brown Obsessive
Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) and WHO QOL BREF (brief
form) scales were used. Data was analysed by independent
sample t-test.
Results: Overall QOL score was 51.07(SD=11.47) and
50.91(SD=7.41) in OCD and DD groups respectively. QOL score
was comparatively low in psychological domain with score of
44.12(SD=14.14) and 45.10(12.35) in OCD and DD respectively.
There was no significant difference in the QOL score of the
two groups with respect to socio demographic variables in OCD
group, but it was different with respect to place of residence
in DD group (p<0.05). In Q1(perception on quality of life) and
Q2 (perception on quality of health) domain, QOL score was
marginally higher than average in both the groups. In
Y-BOCS scale, no statistical significant association was
found between severity of OCD and QOL score in each of
the domains (p>0.05).
Conclusion: Overall QOL score was average and there was no
significant difference of QOL score between the OCD and DD
groups implying that both these non-psychotic mental disorders
may have same influence or effect on QOL of the subjects.
Further analytical studies will explore the associated factors of
QOL in OCD and DD. |
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| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |