Efficacy of Holistic Quality of Life Intervention (HQLI) for women having bipolar disorder: A randomized controlled trail

Pages: 574-579
Soneymol George Palamattathil and Rosalito De Guzman (The Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines)

The present study examined the efficacy of “Holistic Quality of Life Intervention” for alleviating depression and enhancing quality of life among female bipolar patients. It used a ‘two-group randomized controlled trial’ with 32 female bipolar patients in moderate depression who reside at long term residential care homes in Kerala, India. Beck’s Depression Inventory and WHO’s Quality of Life- Bref scale were used to measure the level of depression and quality of life. The intervention was implemented for 8 weeks and the results displayed substantial effects on the participants. The results were analyzed using Paired Sample t test and MANOVA and the Partial Eta Squared value indicated the extent of its effect. The study proved that the ‘Holistic Quality of Life Intervention (HQLI)’ is an effective tool for alleviating depression and enhancing quality of life among women having bipolar disorder.