Quality of life of relatives of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder

Cognitive appraisals and quality of life in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder

“…Previous studies, using a range of instruments have consistently reported poor QOL in patients with OCD (Akdede, Alptekin, Akvardar & Kitis, 2005;Bystritsky et al, 2001;Eisen et al, 2006;Masellis, Rector, & Richter, 2003;Rodriguez-Salgado et al, 2006;Stengler-Wenzke, Kroll, Matschinger & Angermeyer, 2006). Comparable or even lower QOL in OCD patients to that in patients with schizophrenia or major depression also has been reported (e.g., Bystritsky et al, 2001;Stengler-Wenzke et al, 2006;Gururaj, Bada Math, Reddy & Chandersekhar, 2008).…”

Quality of life among caregivers of patients with eating disorders

“…Thus, it makes sense that the impact of providing care for a patient with an ED is observed more in the mental health domain of SF-12 than the physical health domain. In other pathologies such as the Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), the quality of life of their relatives seems somewhat lower in some areas of psychological well-being and physical well-being, as well as in social domain [12]. In a study about the impact on HRQoL of caring for someone with Alzheimer, younger caregiver age (P \ 0.001) was significantly related to better caregiver physical health [10]; this would be similar to what occurs in our study where lower caregiver scores on the PCS are associated with higher age (P \ 0.001).…”

“…The pioneering study of De la Rie [12] studied this topic in a sample of caregivers of ED patients, using the SF-36 and found both that their quality of life was worse than that of the general population and that the areas most affected were the mental-related area. However, this study presents a number of limitations starting with a sample of only 40 caregivers.…”

The Experience of Siblings of Adolescents With Eating Disorders

“…Studies have shown that obsessive-compulsive disorder can have adverse effects on the QOL of relatives of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Family members report finding themselves accommodating to the illness and becoming involved in the patients' rituals, often impairing their own everyday life [35,36]. Family members, including siblings, report a reduced QOL, high levels of family distress, depression, anxiety, feelings of frustration, anger, and guilt [37,38].…”