Quality of life in patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria: the impact of Axis I and Axis II psychiatric disorders


Uğuz F., ENGİN B., Yılmaz E.

GENERAL HOSPITAL PSYCHIATRY, cilt.30, sa.5, ss.453-457, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2008.06.006
  • Dergi Adı: GENERAL HOSPITAL PSYCHIATRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.453-457
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

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.