Priya Rajan, C (2012) A study to assess the quality of life of schizophrenic patients attending outpatient department of mental health centre, Trivandrum, Kerala. Masters thesis, Vivekanandha College of Nursing, Tiruchengode.
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Abstract
A study to assess the quality of life of schizophrenic patients attending outpatient department of mental health centre, Trivandrum, Kerala. OBJECTIVES: 1. To assess the quality of life of schizophrenic patients. 2. To determine the relationship between quality of life with the socio demographic variables such as age, sex, marital status, education, occupation, type of family, place of residence, duration of illness and treatment. 3. To prepare a health education module for the schizophrenic patients. The conceptual frame work used for this study was based on Roy’s adaptation model. Reviewing the literature of the related study the researcher selected the conceptual frame work. The research design adopted for the study was non experimental descriptive survey design. The sample consists of 80 schizophrenia patients attending outpatient department of mental health centre, Trivandrum, Kerala. Convenient sampling was used for the selection of the samples. Quality of life inventory was used to assess the quality of life of the patients. The tool consists of two sections Section I -the demographic variables Section II- the modified quality of life inventory. The reliability of the tool was r = 0.95 MAJOR FINDINGS OF THE SYUDY: FINDINGS RELATED TO DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES: ❖ Among 80 subjects 36 (45%) were in the age group of 31-40 yrs, 25 (31.25%) were in the age group of 41-50 yrs, 16 (20%) were in the age group of 20-30 yrs, and 3 (3.75%) were in the age group more than 50 yrs. ❖ Among 80 subjects, 50 (63%) were males, and 30 (37%) were females. ❖ Among 80 subjects 39 (49%) were Christians, 33 (41%) were Hindus, and 8 (10%) were Muslims. Among 80 subjects 52 (65%) were unmarried and 14 (17.5%) were married, and 14 (17.5%) were widow/divorced. ❖ Among 80 subjects 43 (54%) were illiterate, 20 (25%) were having primary school education, 13 (16%) were having high school education, 4 (5%) were graduates. ❖ Among 80 subjects 42 (52.5%) were unemployed, 32 (40%) of the samples were cooli workers, and 6 (7.5%) of the samples were private employees, none of the samples were government employees. ❖ Among 80 the subjects 39 (49%) belongs to the joint family, 23 (29%) of the subjects belongs to single parent family, 18 (22%) of the subjects belongs to nuclear family. ❖ In this study subjects 64 (80%) were from the rural area, and 16 (20%) from the urban area. ❖ In this study subjects 61(76%) were having illness for less than 15years, and 19 (24%) subjects were having illness for more than 15 years. ❖ Among the 80 subjects 69 (86%) were taking treatment for less than 15 years, 11 (14%) were taking treatment for more than 15 years. ❖ Among 80 subjects 47 (59%) were not taking correct follow up, and 33 (41%) of the subjects were taking correct follow up. FINDINGS RELATED TO QUALITY OF LIFE OF SCHIZOPHRENIC PATIENTS. The overall quality of life was divided into three categories for easy interpretation as, if the score was less than 65% it was rated as fair level of quality of life, if the score was between 65-85% it was rated as satisfactory level of quality of life, and if the score is more than 85% it was rated as good quality of life. • In this study the data shows that subjects 67(84%) were having fair level of quality of life, 10 (12%) of the subjects were having satisfactory level of quality of life, and 3(4%) of them having good quality of life. • The overall quality of life score of schizophrenic patients were 39.58%, with the standard deviation of 32.24 which implies that the patients were having fair quality of life. FINDINGS RELATED TO QUALITY OF LIFE OF SCHIZOPHRENIC PATIENTS IN DIFFERENT DOMAINS: • In this study among 80 patients most of the samples were having fair level of quality of life. • The data shows that in physical domain 64(80%) of the samples were having fair level of quality of life, 11(13.75%) of the samples were having satisfactory level of quality of life, 5(6.25%) of the samples were having good quality of life. • The data shows that in psychological domain 65 (81.25%) of the samples were having fair level of quality of life, 12 (15%) of the samples were having satisfactory level of quality of life, 3(3.75%) of the samlpes were having good quality of life. • The data shows that in social domain 73(91.25%) of the samples were having fair level of quality of life, 6(7.5%) of the samples were having satisfactory level of quality of life, 1(1.25%) of the samples was having good quality of life. • The data shows that in environmental/occupational domain 65(81.25%) of the samples were having fair level of quality of life, 11(13.75%) of the samples were having satisfactory level of quality of life, 4 (5%) of the samples were having good quality of life. FINDINGS RELATED TO ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND THE DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES. • This study shows that the quality of life was associated with the marital status, education, occupation, family type, place and correct follow up. • The data shows that there was no association with the age, sex, religion and the duration of the illness and the treatment. RECOMMENDATIONS: ♣ The study can be replicated with a large sample there by findings can be generalized to a large population. ♣ The study can be conducted with some interventions to improve quality of life of schizophrenia patients for a long duration. ♣ A comparative study can be conducted with the quality of life of other mental disorder patients and schizophrenia patients. ♣ A comparative study can be done on quality of life of the schizophrenia patients residing in rural and urban area. ♣ The study can be done on the caregiver’s attitude to improve the quality of life of schizophrenia patients. ♣ A comparative study can be done on quality of life among female and male schizophrenia patients. ♣ A comparative study can be done on quality of life among schizophrenia patients who were employed and unemployed.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Schizophrenic Patients, Outpatient Department, Mental Health Centre, Kerala. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Psychiatric Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Ramakrishnan J |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Dec 2017 10:07 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Aug 2020 09:39 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/4359 |
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