Duration, onset, severity of alcohol dependence in patients and its relation to quality of life of their caregivers
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Psychology - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Objective: To find out the Quality of Life in various domains in caregivers of patients with Alcohol dependence syndrome and its relation to onset, duration, severity of alcohol dependence. Materials and Methods: The study was cross sectional, conducted in Mamata Medical College, Khammam, from September 2016 to March 2017. Our study sample contains 50 alcohol dependent patients who admitted in psychiatry ward at, Mamata General Hospital, and their care giversare included in the present study. Results: Quality of life is more affected in physical and Psychological domain and followed by social and environmental domain. Analysis of different domains of quality of life in different age groups of patients shows low score in social and environmental domains in 46-60 years age group. These values were not found to be statistically significant (p<0.05). In care givers low scores are obtained in physical and environmental domains in 46-60 years age group. These values were not found to be statistically significant (p<0.05). The physical, psychological and environmental domains of caregivers of severe alcohol dependent individuals are significantly lower than caregivers of mild and moderate alcohol dependent individuals. Conclusion: Care givers of severe alcohol dependent patients have significantly lower quality of life. As the duration of alcohol dependence increases, quality of life is decreased.
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Murali Krishna V, Gautham Tialam, Raghuram Macharapu
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