Quality of Life in General Hospital Adult Patients: A Cross-Disciplinary Analysis from Pakistan

Sabih Ahmad; Sadiq  Hussain; Madiha  Barkat; Saba  Anas; Mirza Waseem  Sajjad

doi:10.51253/pafmj.v76iSUPPL-2.6495

Authors

Sabih Ahmad Department of Psychiatry, Combined Military Hospital, Kharian/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan
Sadiq Hussain Department of Behavioural Sciences, Karakoram International University, Gilgit Pakitan
Madiha Barkat Department of Psychiatry, Combined Military Hospital, Kharian/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan
Saba Anas Department of Psychiatry, Combined Military Hospital, Kharian/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan
Mirza Waseem Sajjad Department of Psychiatry, Combined Military Hospital, Kharian/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v76iSUPPL-2.6495

Keywords:

Chronic illnesses, Eczema, Hypertension, Primary Health Care, Quality of Life.

Abstract

Objective: To compare the quality of life (QoL) in adult patients with different illnesses.

Study Design: Analytical cross-sectional.

Place and Duration of Study: Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Kharian, Pakistan, from Oct 2020 to Feb 2021.

Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted by enrolling 512 adults with pre-established medical diagnoses via convenient sampling where QoL was assessed using the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQoL-BREF) tool across four domains (physical, psychological, social, and environmental), with data analyzed using descriptive statistics, one-sample t-test, independent samples t test and one-way ANOVA on SPSS version 21.00.

Results: Patients of chronic illnesses reported lowest levels of QoL and QoL-related to physical health (p<0.01), psychological wellbeing (p<0.01) and social relationships (p<0.01) varied significantly amongst the groups. Males reported better physical health (p<0.01) while females reported better environment related QoL (p<0.05). Increasing age was found to be a risk factor, while higher education was found to be a protective factor. Type of occupations (physical health: p<0.01, psychological wellbeing: p<0.01, social relationships: p>0.05, and environment: p>0.05) and rural-urban background (physical health: p<0.01, psychological wellbeing: p<0.01, social relationships: p>0.05, and environment; p>0.05) also significantly influenced patients’ physical health and psychological wellbeing.

Conclusion: Patients suffering from chronic illnesses reported significantly poorer quality of life compared to those with other conditions, with QoL scores varying across physical, psychological, social, and environmental domains

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