DOES PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT PREDICT QUALITY OF LIFE IN PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS

摘要: The present study examined the predictive relationship of perceived social-support with quality life and its subcomponents in psychiatric patients. After detailed literature review it was hypothesized that lack social support would predict low Sample consists 115 participants mental illnesses. age range between 20-65 years, minimum qualification middle. Semi-structured interview form, Urdu versions multidimensional scale WHO were used. Regression analysis applied to investigate life. Results revealed as by mentally ill patients predicts Quality Life is individuals' perception their position reference culture value system which person lives relation aims, expectations, standards concerns (World Health Organization, 1997). includes two models named subjective objective component directly linked experiences (Murphy & Murphy 2006), indicated individual's satisfaction his/her situations measured evaluation. dimension assessed health, material well being often evaluation (Gladis, Gosch, Dishuk, Crits-Christoph, 1999). affected variety including person's physical psychological state, level autonomy, interpersonal relationships, beliefs important features environment Living chronic illness can cause jeopardy. Research findings show weak moderate symptoms QOL (Sim, Mahendran, Siris, Heckers, Chong, 2004; Ritsner, Kurs, Gibel, Ratner, Endicott, 2005) disorders included depression, schizophrenia, anxiety have negative impact on (Malm, May Dencker, 1981; Kilian, Matschinger, Angermeyer, 2001;