Functioning and quality of life in patients with somatic symptom disorder: The association with comorbid depression

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Shih-Cheng LiaoWei-Lieh Huang

Abstract

Patients with somatic symptoms often have impaired functioning and reduced quality of life (QOL), but the factors identified as responsible for these impairments vary between studies. We examined functioning and QOL in patients with somatic symptom disorder (SSD), exploring their associations with demographic factors, personality traits and psychological features. The sample comprised 107 SSD patients and 100 healthy controls. Several types of self-report instrument were administered. Group differences were assessed with independent t-tests. We used multiple linear regression to examine relationships between the independent variables and functioning and QOL. Finally, we used structural equation modeling (SEM) to perform path analysis and examine the fit of a model based on the earlier results. Most function scores were lower in SSD patients than in healthy controls. In SSD patients overall WHO Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) score was correlated with exercise level and Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) score. There were also associations between Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS) score and age, novelty seeking, Cognitions About Body and Health Questionnaire (CABAH) score and BDI-II score. Family APGAR score was only related ...Continue Reading

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Aug 21, 2020·Nature Reviews. Disease Primers·Stefan M GoldChristian Otte
Apr 30, 2021·Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment·Shih-Cheng Liao, Wei-Lieh Huang
Jul 24, 2021·Journal of Psychosomatic Research·Ludovica VenturaCésar González-Blanch
Nov 16, 2021·Psychological Medicine·Bernd LöweAngelika Weigel
Jul 27, 2021·The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease·Sahabettin CetinIsmail Osman Ozdel

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