Vice Principal, College of Nursing, Chitkara School of Health Sciences, Chitkara University, Jhansla, Punjab
*Corresponding author: Bandana Bisht, Vice Principal, College of Nursing, Chitkara School of Health Sciences, Chitkara university, Jhansla, Punjab, Ph. 09888433442
Online published on 14 August, 2013.
Bipolar Affective disorder (BPAD) is a lifelong psychiatric disorder which may carry severe impairment of patients’ general functioning. An exploratory study was conducted to assess the level of functioning of bipolar affective disorder patients attending psychiatric setting in CMC & H and DMC & H, Ludhiana. Data was collected for 60 bipolar affective disorder patients from their significant relatives. Level of functioning was assessed by using rating scale in the month of November & December, 2009. Findings revealed that overall level of functioning of BPAD patients was moderate. Deficit areas in the functioning of the BPAD patients were found to be nail care, house keeping, occupation, eating, money management & shopping skills, interactional skills and spending leisure time.
To assess the level of functioning of BPAD patients attending psychiatric setting
To assess the deficit areas in level of functioning in BPAD patients
The study was conducted in psychiatric OPD & ward of Christian Medical College & Hospital and Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab. Sixty BPAD patients were taken through purposive sampling technique. Eleven areas of functioning were assessed by using a rating scale.
Among the BPAD patients, 75% were having moderate level of functioning, 22% were having high level of functioning and 3% were having low level of functioning. Majority of the patients were having moderate level of functioning in the areas of brushing teeth (55%), hair care (55%), nail care (62%), money management and shopping skills (55%) and spending leisure time (70%). The deficit areas where majority of the bipolar affective disorder patients(56%) showed low level of functioning is house keeping/occupation.
The areas of nail care, house keeping/occupation, eating, money management and shopping skills, interactional skills and spending leisure time were found to be the deficit areas in the functioning of Bipolar Affective Disorder Patients. Overall level of functioning of the bipolar affective disorder patients was moderate (57%).
BPAD (Bipolar Affective Disorder), Level of functioning, Deficit areas
