Abstract Background Quality of life (QoL) is increasingly recognized as a critical outcome parameter in mental health studies.The aim of this study was to investigate different domains of the QoL in persons with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) before and after a multimodal, disorder-specific in- and outpatient treatment.Methods Data of 73 persons with OCD treated in an inpatient setting followed by outpatient treatment were analyzed.The World Health Organization Quality of Life abbreviated 15-eg1053cl (a multidimensional measure of the QoL) and the Beck Depression Inventory were administered prior to (baseline) and 12 months after the inpatient treatment (follow-up).Results At baseline, participants reported a significantly diminished psychological, social, physical, and global QoL compared to the German general population.
Environmental QoL was not impaired in the present sample.The QoL was significantly improved at follow-up, except for social ps5 price winnipeg QoL, but remained below norm values.The QoL improvement was predicted by improvements of depressive symptoms.Conclusions The results indicate that persons with OCD suffer from a very low QoL.The QoL was significantly improved after 12 months of intensive state-of-the-art treatment.
However, the QoL indices remained considerably lower than population norm values, indicating the need for additional research into novel treatment options for persons with OCD.