Investigation of Change in The WHO-5 Well-Being Index During a Year in a Community Psychiatry in Denmark

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

204 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-01-01

Study Completion Date

2017-11-30

Brief Summary

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Patient reported quality of life was measured using the WHO-5 Well-Being Index in a group of outpatients in the Community Psychiatry in Holbaek, Denmark.

Methods

The first and last answer were compared and significance of change in various subgroups of patients was estimated using the PSPP statistical program.

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Detailed Description

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Investigation of the change of The WHO-5 Wellbeing Index during a year in a Community Psychiatry in Denmark.

Introduction

In the Community Psychiatry of the town Holbaek part of Region West of The Region Sjaelland in eastern Denmark the WHO-5 Well-Being Index has for 5 years been used in order to obtain the patients personal evaluation of their actual quality of life. That has given the possibility of following changes during the treatment. The questionnaire is easy to understand and to use as part of a consultation. The patients will answer the 5 questions in a few minutes. The WHO-5 questionnaire is thoroughly evaluated internationally and described and used in many clinical situations also outside of psychiatry and fulfill measures of psychometric quality. With this work the intention was to try to answer often critical questions from our administration and from the press and in the society. There was no funding for the work.

Conditions

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Psychiatric Rehabilitation

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Outpatients in Community Psychiatry

Treatment with consultations, social support, psychological and psychopharmacological treatment. This is routine psychiatric care.

Treatment was not changed as a result of the investigation in itself.

Biological,Psychological and Social support

Intervention Type COMBINATION_PRODUCT

Interventions

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Biological,Psychological and Social support

Intervention Type COMBINATION_PRODUCT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* all patients able and willing to participate

Exclusion Criteria

* patients with mental conditions making them unable to answer simple questions about their daily life (in general severe psychosis and severe organic mental disorders)

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No