Quality of life of cardiac outpatients with and without psychiatric disorders: a cross-sectional study

BackgroundThe study aims to measure the quality of life (QOL) for cardiac outpatients with psychiatric disorders (CPP) in comparison to cardiac outpatients without psychiatric disorders (CPOP). A semi-structured interview was performed for consecutive cardiac outpatients. Psychiatric diagnoses were...

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Published in:The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery Psychiatry and Neurosurgery, 2022-01, Vol.58 (1), p.1-8
Main Authors: Alzahrani, Ahmad, Alqahtani Abdullah, Saleh Abeer, Aloqalaa Maryam, Abdulaziz, Abdulmajeed, Nadhrah Asrar, Alhazmi Nada
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiovascular disease
Cross-sectional studies
Heart
Mental
Mental disorders
Psychiatric disorder
Quality of life
Saudi Arabia
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Summary:BackgroundThe study aims to measure the quality of life (QOL) for cardiac outpatients with psychiatric disorders (CPP) in comparison to cardiac outpatients without psychiatric disorders (CPOP). A semi-structured interview was performed for consecutive cardiac outpatients. Psychiatric diagnoses were confirmed using the mini-international neuropsychiatric interview (MINI). The QOL was measured by the World Health Organization quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF). ResultsOut of the 343 enrolled patients, 93 (27.1%) patients were found to have psychiatric disorders. The WHO-BREF score of QOL was 4.25 ± 0.85. The CPP were found to have statistically significant lower scores in QOL than CPOP in all the WHOQOL-BREF domains. Particularly, the domain of psychological health showed the highest difference between the two groups (76.9 vs. 87.8, P 
ISSN:1110-1083
1687-8329
DOI:10.1186/s41983-021-00444-8