Subjective Quality of Life and Its Associations among First Episode Psychosis Patients in Singapore

Pratika Satghare, Edimansyah Abdin, Shazana Shahwan, Boon Yiang Chua, Lye Yin Poon, Siow Ann Chong and Mythily Subramaniam
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Pratika Satghare: Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Buangkok Green Medical Park, 10 Buangkok View, Singapore 539747, Singapore
Shazana Shahwan: Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Buangkok Green Medical Park, 10 Buangkok View, Singapore 539747, Singapore
Boon Yiang Chua: Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Buangkok Green Medical Park, 10 Buangkok View, Singapore 539747, Singapore
Lye Yin Poon: Department of Early Psychosis Intervention, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore 539747, Singapore
Siow Ann Chong: Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Buangkok Green Medical Park, 10 Buangkok View, Singapore 539747, Singapore
Mythily Subramaniam: Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Buangkok Green Medical Park, 10 Buangkok View, Singapore 539747, Singapore

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 17, issue 1, 1-12

Abstract: Background —Mental disorders have been found to affect quality of life (QOL) in patients. The current study aimed to determine QOL among first episode psychosis (FEP) patients and explore its associations with sociodemographic as well as clinical factors. Methods —Data for this study were collected as a part of an Early Psychosis Intervention Program (EPIP)-Smoking and Alcohol use survey. At baseline, 280 outpatients aged 15–40 years old diagnosed with FEP, with no prior or minimal treatment, no history of medical or neurological disorder, and no history of substance abuse, were recruited. Sociodemographic details, diagnosis, length of duration of untreated psychosis (DUP), and World Health Organization Quality of Life assessment—abbreviated version (WHOQOL-BREF) scores were obtained. Results —After adjusting for all covariates, older age ( p = 0.036), females, and participants diagnosed with brief psychotic disorder ( p = 0.04) were associated positively, whereas separated/divorced participants, those with lower education, unemployed ( p = 0.01), and longer DUP were seen to be negatively associated with different domains of QOL. Conclusion —Higher WHOQOL-BREF scores denote better QOL. Overall, female participants as compared to male participants and those diagnosed with brief psychotic disorder in this sample reported better QOL.

Keywords: first episode psychosis; quality of life; duration of untreated psychosis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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