Psychological distress and quality of life: rationale and protocol of a prospective cohort study in a rural district in Bangaladesh.

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Uddin, MN; Bhar, S; Al Mahmud, A; Islam, FMADate
2017-09-01Source Title
BMJ OpenPublisher
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Islam, F M AmirulAffiliation
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Uddin, M. N., Bhar, S., Al Mahmud, A. & Islam, F. M. A. (2017). Psychological distress and quality of life: rationale and protocol of a prospective cohort study in a rural district in Bangaladesh.. BMJ Open, 7 (9), pp.e016745-. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016745.Access Status
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5588978Abstract
INTRODUCTION: A significant proportion of the global burden of disease has been attributed to mental and behavioural disorders. People with mental disorders (MDs) have lower levels of health-related quality of life than those without MDs. Several studies have shown that in low-resource countries, a range of social determinants including poor health literacy is critical in the epidemiological transition of disease outcome. There is a lack of evidence of MDs literacy, the prevalence and risk factors of common mental health conditions, or any validated instruments to measure psychological distress or evaluate the quality of life in rural areas of Bangladesh. AIMS: The aims of this study are: (1) report the awareness, knowledge, attitudes and practice (KAP) of MDs; (2) estimate the prevalence of and risk factors for psychological distress; (3) measure association of psychological distress and other socio-demographic factors with quality of life and (4) test the feasibility to use Kessler 10-item (K10) and WHO Quality Of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaires in rural Bangladesh for measuring psychological distress and quality of life. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: A sample of 1500 adults aged 18-59 years and 1200 older adults aged 60-90 years will be interviewed from a multistage cluster random sample. Each participant will go through a face-to-face interview to assess their awareness and KAP of MDs. Information about the participant's sociodemographic and socioeconomic status will be collected along with the psychological distress (K10) and quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaires. Internal consistency, validity, reliability and item discrimination of K10 and WHOQOL-BREF instruments will be determined by using Rasch analysis and regression techniques. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Human Ethics Approval was received from the Swinburne University of Technology Human Ethics Committee. Results of this research will be disseminated via scientific forums including peer-reviewed publications and presentations at national and international conferences.
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