Evaluation of Patients’ Quality Life of Diagnosed with Panic Disorder

Abstract

This research was conducted to evaluate the quality of life of patients diagnosed with panic disorder who applied to a public hospital. The data of the descriptive and cross-sectional study were collected between 30 December 2012 and 30 April 2013. SF-36 Quality of Life scale and socio-demographic information form were used to collect data. Kruskal Walls “t” test and Mann Whitney U test were used to evaluate the data, the results were accepted as 95% confidence interval, and significance was accepted as (p <0.05). 53.8% of the patients were male, 44.5% were high school graduates, 55.5% were married, 77.3% had been treated for panic disorder for 1-5 years, 79% had experienced a negative life event before the first attack, 69.2% had experienced a negative life event before the first attack. It was determined that 100,000 of them attempted suicide 1-2 times and 51.3% of them experienced the loss of a mother or father. Patients' Quality of Life scale subscale score averages; physical function 23.674±4.64; physical role difficulty 5.37±1.57; Pain 5.29±2.12; general health 10.58±3.61; energy 10.15±2.45; social function 6.29±1.63; emotional role difficulty 3.66±1.08; mental health was determined as 14.11±3.39.  As a result of the study, it was determined that factors such as negative life experiences, loss of a parent, having an additional physical or mental illness, and suicide attempt negatively affected the quality of life.