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A Study to Assess the Quality of Life in Persons with Mood Disorder Attending OPD of LGBRIMH TEZPUR, Assam

Rumi Nath, Dr Nurnahar Ahmed

Abstract: Mood disorders are brain disorder that causes changes in a person?s mood, energy and ability to function in their daily life. This condition may make work and other day to day activities difficult, and also may cause people to abuse alcohol or drugs, and make it harder for people to take care of their health. And therefore this disorder can have serious effects on a person?s quality of life. A descriptive non - experimental research method was used to achieve the objectives of the study. The study was conducted in the outpatient department of LGBRIMH with 100 participants and they were selected by purposive sampling technique. The investigator assessed the quality of life by administering WHOQOL - BREF scale which has 26 items. The data were collected using questionnaire and confidentiality was maintained throughout the study. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics with SPSS 20 version. Result shows that the mean score of quality of life of persons with mood disorder on physical health, psychological health, social relationships and environment domains were 11.98?1.370, 12.14?1.421, 11.20?1.392 and 12.83?1.247 respectively. The mean and standard deviation of total quality of life of the persons with mood disorder was found to be 76.53?5.753 which ranges from 48 to 90. And also there was significant association found between age (?2= 4.000, p= 0.046),, marital status (?2=6.832, p=0.009) and the social relationship domain. Also there was a significant association found between domicile (?2=6.238, p=0.013) and environmental health domain. There was also a significant association between physical health domain and the age of onset of illness (?2=5.473, p=0.019). And there was also a significant association found between the physical health domain and the total duration of treatment of the person with mood disorder (?2 =9.304, p= 0.002). The study result further showed that there was no significant association between the selected socio demographic & clinical variable with the four domains of quality of life of the persons with mood disorder.

Keywords: Quality of life, Mood disorders, Descriptive research, WHOQOL - BREF scale, Statistical analysis

Edition: Volume 13 Issue 7, July 2024

Pages: 354 - 361

DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.21275/MR24704180621

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