Quality of life in patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria: the impact of Axis I and Axis II psychiatric disorders
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Tarih
2008
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Yayıncı
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Objective: Chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU) associated with lower quality of life (QoL) levels. Psychiatric disturbances are frequently present in patients with CIU. This study examined the impact of Axis I and Axis II psychiatric disorders oil the QoL of patients with CIU. Method: The study sample consisted of 100 subjects including CIU patients with only Axis I psychiatric diagnoses (n=25), CIU patients with only Axis II diagnoses (n=25), CIU patients with both Axis I and Axis II diagnoses (n=25), CIU patients without any Axis I and Axis II diagnosis (n=25), and healthy control subjects with respect to urticaria and psychiatric disorders (n=25). The Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) (SCID-I) and the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM, Revised Third Edition Personality Disorders (SCID-11) was used to determine Axis I and Axis II psychiatric disorders, respectively. QoL levels were assessed by means of the World Health Organization QoL Assessment-Brief (WHOWOL-BREF). Results: There were significant differences among the groups with respect to all WHOQOL-BREF subscale scores. The QoL levels were similar among CIU patients with only Axis I psychiatric diagnoses, CIU patients with only Axis II diagnoses and CIU patients with both Axis I and Axis It diagnoses, and between CIU patients without any Axis I and Axis II diagnosis, and healthy control Subjects. When compared with those of CIU patients without any Axis I and Axis II diagnosis, CIU patients without concurrent psychiatric diagnoses had significantly lower scores in most domains of the QoL scale. Conclusions: Axis I and Axis II psychiatric disorders seem to be considerable factors influencing the QoL in CIU patients. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. Ail rights reserved.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
quality of life, chronic urticaria, psychiatric disorders
Kaynak
GENERAL HOSPITAL PSYCHIATRY
WoS Q Değeri
Q2
Scopus Q Değeri
Q1
Cilt
30
Sayı
5
