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Socio–economic correlates of relapsed patients admitted in a Nigerian mental health institution

Gbiri, Caleb A., Badru, Fatai A., Ladapo, Harry T.O., Gbiri, Adefolakemi A.·2011·International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice
DOI 10.3109/13651501.2010.506954
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BACKGROUND: Relapse in psychiatric disorders is highly distressing, costly and engenders burn-out syndrome among mental-health workers. AIMS: To study the socio-economic factors associated with relapse in individual admitted with psychiatric disorders and the pattern of socio-economic impact of relapse in those groups. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey of all relapsed patients without cognitive deficit admitted into the federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria between June and October 2007 was conducted using a self-validated Structured Interview Schedule (Relapse Socio-economic Impact Interview Schedule) and Key Informant Interview Guide. Secondary data were elicited from the patient folders, case notes, ward admission registers and nominal rolls. Data were summarised using mean, standard deviation, frequency and percentiles. Pearson's moment correlation coefficient was used to test the association among variables. The Mann-Whitney U-test was used to compare the pre-morbid and the post-morbid states. RESULTS: This study involved 102 respondents. Their mean age was 36.5 ± 9.8 years, mainly of male gender (72.5%) suffering from schizophrenic disorder (37.8%). Relapse and re-admission ranged between 2 and 12. Unemployment rate, marital separation and divorce increased more than 5-fold from pre-morbid to morbid states. Few (4.9%) could still settle their hospital/drug bills on their own, while most (95.1%) depended on family, philanthropist and government/waivers to pay for their bills. Their social relationships were negatively influenced with most of them expressing social isolation and low quality of life. There were significant relationships (P<0.05) between age, sex, number of relapses, number of admissions, pre-morbid marital status, morbid state marital status, pre-morbid state occupational status and morbid state occupational status. There was significant change (P= 0.00) in the quality of life, societal integration/acceptability, economic status, employment status and marital status of the respondents between the pre-morbid and post-morbid periods. The illness significantly affected the emotional status of the participants. CONCLUSION: Relapse and readmission in psychiatric patients have a negative impact on socio-economic well-being of patients, family and the society. Efforts should be taken to provide early interventions.

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Authors
Gbiri, C. A., Badru, F. A., Ladapo, H. T. O., & Gbiri, A. A.
Affiliations
  • Federal Neuro Psychiatric Hospital (NG)
  • University of Lagos (NG)
Corresponding author
Gbiri, Caleb A.
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Venue
International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2010-10-05
Volume
15
Issue
1
Pages
19-26
ISSN
  • 1365-1501 (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-1788
DOI
10.3109/13651501.2010.506954
OpenAlex
W2168798428
Cited by
20
References
25
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FWCI
0.87
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychiatric care and mental health services
Keywords
psychiatric relapse, socio-economic impacts, schizophrenia, psychiatric readmission, unemployment, marital status, social isolation, quality of life, economic burden of illness, mental health services, Nigeria
MeSH terms
Adult, Mental Disorders, Cross-Sectional Studies, Hospitalization, Humans, Mental Health, Nigeria, Patient Readmission, Recurrence, Schizophrenia, Socioeconomic Factors

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