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THE IMPACT OF RELIGIOSITY ON QUALITY OF LIFE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS IN CHRONIC MENTAL PATIENTS
Martina Šimunović
; Faculty of Health Studies, University of Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Stanija Tokmakčija
; General Practice Infirmary of the Health Center Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Marko Pavlović
; Faculty of Health Studies, University of Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Department of Psychiatry, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Romana Babić
; Department of Psychiatry, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Marina Vasilj
; Department of Laboratory Medicine, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Marko Martinac
; Faculty of Health Studies, University of Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ivan Vasilj
; Faculty of Health Studies, University of Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dragan Babić
; Faculty of Health Studies, University of Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Department of Psychiatry, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Introduction: In recent decades, there is more and more scientific research and evidence that religiosity has a positive impact on
quality of life and mental health. The aim this study is to evaluate the impact of religiosity on the quality of life and psychological symptoms of chronic mental patients.
Subjects and methods: The test group was consisted of 100 chronic mental patients at the Clinic for Psychiatry UCH Mostar, and control group was consisted of 80 somatic patients surveyed from the Infirmary of family medicine of the Health Center Mostar. The survey was conducted by the social and demographic questionnaire, a questionnaire on the quality of life of the World Health Organization WHOQOL-BREF, the questionnaire on religiosity and self-assessment questionnaire for psychological symptoms SCL-90th.
Results: For the socio-demographic data we obtained results that chronic mental patients as opposed to chronic somatic patients have significantly higher percent of an average lifestyle habits. There is statistically significant difference in the place of residence, chronic mental patients live in the city as opposed to somatic who live in the countryside. On the question of religiosity we received information that the chronic mental patients in relation to chronic somatic patients significantly more attend public religious gatherings, but however, chronic somatic patients compared to chronic mental significantly more use religiosity for better financial position, social comfort. In self evaluation of psychological symptoms we received information that the chronic mental patients as opposed to chronic somatic patients had significantly more psychotic features. To test the quality of life between the two groups, we received the information that chronic mental patients have significantly better physical and mental health, social relationships and caring for the environment as opposed to chronic somatic patients.
Conclusions: Quality of life was significantly better in the chronic mental patients. Also, chronic mental patients significantly
more attend public religious gatherings, while chronic somatic patients significantly more use religiosity for a better financial
position, social comfort. Finally, chronic mental patients had a significantly more pronounced psychotic features.
Ključne riječi
religiosity; quality of life; psychological symptoms; mental patient
Hrčak ID:
263482
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Datum izdavanja:
12.4.2017.
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