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Assessment of Psychosocial Functioning and Quality of Life among Depressed Patients

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Depression is a common illness worldwide and its burden is on the rise. It causes feelings of sadness and/or a loss of interest in activities once enjoyed and can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems and can decrease a person's ability to function at work and home. The study aimed to assess the psychosocial functioning and quality of life among depressed patients. Design: A descriptive research design was used. Subjects and method: The convenient studied sample includes 70 patients with depressive disorders. Tools: Included structured interview questionnaire (Demographic and clinical characteristics), Beck depression inventory scale (BDI), Quality of Life Scale (QoL), Impairment function scale (SDS). Results: Depressed patients have highly impaired in their quality of life and poor functioning. Most depressed patients, have eht highest impairment in family life, followed by social life, and the last impairment was at work and school impairment. Conclusion: Depressed patients have a high level of social, physical, and cognitive functional impairment. Recommendation: Psychosocial intervention should be delivered to hospitalized depressed patients as an important way for improving their social functioning.

DOI

10.21608/asnj.2022.129758.1350

Keywords

Depressed Patients, Psychosocial Functioning Impairment & Quality of Life

Authors

First Name

Nagat

Last Name

Ali

MiddleName

Mostafa

Affiliation

Assistant Lecturer of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt.

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nagatmostafa66@yahoo.com

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Assiut

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First Name

Sanaa

Last Name

Shaheen

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Habashy

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Professor of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Egypt.

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sanaa.shaheen@alexu.edu.eg

City

Alexandria

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First Name

Khaled

Last Name

El Beh

MiddleName

Ahmad Mohammad

Affiliation

. Professor of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, and Head of the Psychiatric Unit, Egypt

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khaled.mohamed5@med.aun.edu.eg

City

Assiut

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First Name

Nadia

Last Name

Abd Elhameed

MiddleName

Abd Elghany

Affiliation

Assistant Professor of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt.

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nana@aun.edu.eg

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Assiut

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First Name

Azaa

Last Name

AbdEl-Aziz

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Lecturer of psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt.

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azzaaly2020@aun.edu.eg

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Assiut

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Volume

10

Article Issue

30

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33272

Issue Date

2022-05-01

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2022-03-26

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2022-05-01

Page Start

32

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41

Print ISSN

2314-8845

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2682-3799

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https://asnj.journals.ekb.eg/article_232046.html

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1,727

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Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal

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https://asnj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Assessment of Psychosocial Functioning and Quality of Life among Depressed Patients

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22 Jan 2023