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Spirituality and quality of life among bipolar disorder patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2021

S. Ajmi ,
R. Sellami ,
S. Najjar ,
R. Masmoudi ,
I. Feki  and
J. Masmoudi
S. Ajmi*
Affiliation:
Psychiatrie A, hospital University Hedi Chaker, sfax, Tunisia
R. Sellami
Affiliation:
Psychiatrie “a” Department, Hedi Chaker Hospital University -Sfax - Tunisia, sfax, Tunisia
S. Najjar
Affiliation:
Psychiatry A, hedi chaker hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
R. Masmoudi
Affiliation:
Psychiatrie “a” Department, Hedi Chaker Hospital University -Sfax - Tunisia, sfax, Tunisia
I. Feki
Affiliation:
Psychiatrie “a” Department, Hedi Chaker Hospital University -Sfax - Tunisia, sfax, Tunisia
J. Masmoudi
Affiliation:
Psychiatrie “a” Department, Hedi Chaker Hospital University -Sfax - Tunisia, sfax, Tunisia
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Quality of life is a broad and complex concept, but essentially refers to an individual’s well-being in a spectrum of life domains.

Objectives

The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between spirituality, religiosity (S/R) and quality of life (QOL) among bipolar disorder (BD) patients.

Methods

Data were collected between July and December 2017.Participants were enrolled from the Mood Consultation of the Psychiatry (A) Department of the University Hospital HediChaker. We assessed symptoms of mania [Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS)], depression [Beck scale], quality of life [World Health Organization Quality of Life-Brief Version (WHOQOL-BREF)]andquality of life aspects related to spirituality, religiousness and personal beliefs [World Health Organization Quality Of Life –Spirituality, Religiousness and Personal Beliefs (WHOQOL-SRPB)]

Results

Our sample included 60 patients. It consisted of 55% of female and the mean age was 44.94 (SD=12.76). The sample included 68% of participant diagnosed with BDI and 32% with BDII The median score of quality of live was 3 (minimum=1; maximum=5).The median of physic, psychic, social and environmental quality of life was respectively (25, 31, 81 and 19) (Minimum=0; Maximum=100). The mean score of WHOQOL-SPRB was 14.82 (Minimum=4, Maximum=20). S/R were correlated to psychic, social and environmental quality of life (p=0.006, p=0.011, p=0.016). We did not find a significant association between physic quality of life and S/R (p=0.234).

Conclusions

Our study suggests that spirituality, religiosity have an important influence on most aspects of the quality of life among bipolar patients.

Keywords

Spiritualityquality of lifebiopolar disorder
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European Psychiatry , Volume 64 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 29th European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2021 , pp. S199 - S200
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