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Article

The Impact of Mood Disorders on Adherence, on Life Satisfaction and Acceptance of Illness—Cross-Sectional Observational Study

by
Alicja Jeżuchowska
1,
Anna Maria Cybulska
2,
Kamila Rachubińska
2,
Karolina Skonieczna-Żydecka
3,*,
Artur Reginia
4,
Mariusz Panczyk
5,
Dorota Ćwiek
6,
Elżbieta Grochans
2 and
Daria Schneider-Matyka
2
1
Department of Clinical Nursing, Wroclaw Medical University, 51-618 Wroclaw, Poland
2
Department of Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland
3
Department of Biochemical Science, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Broniewskiego 24, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland
4
Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland
5
Department of Education and Research in Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, 14/16 Litewska St., 00-581 Warsaw, Poland
6
Department of Obstetrics and Pathology of Pregnancy, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Healthcare 2024, 12(23), 2484; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12232484
Submission received: 17 November 2024 / Revised: 2 December 2024 / Accepted: 6 December 2024 / Published: 9 December 2024
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Abstract

Background: Mood disorders are among the most prevalent and debilitating mental conditions in worldwide populations. The aim of this study was to identify the factors influencing life satisfaction, disease acceptance, and therapeutic adherence among people with mood disorders. Methods: This survey-based study included 103 people with mood disorders. It was performed using the author questionnaire, and standardized research tools, namely the Adherence to Refills and Medication Scale (ARMS), the Acceptance of Illness Scale (AIS), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). Results: The level of life satisfaction decreased with the increase in the severity of the depressive symptoms (SE = −0.665, p < 0.001). Mood disorder patients with more severe depressive symptoms had significantly higher scores on the adherence scale (SE = 0.290, p = 0.003). The patients with higher levels of depressive symptoms showed a lower level of acceptance of the disease. Conclusions: 1. The dosage of medications taken, and the severity of the depressive symptoms determine life satisfaction of people with mood disorders. 2. The respondents with a greater severity of depressive symptoms scored higher on the adherence scale, which means that they were more likely to be non-adherent to the treatment recommendations. The type of mood disorder may affect patient adherence. The subjects with bipolar disorder showed higher adherence and those with anxiety–depressive disorder showed a lower adherence than the patients with depression. 3. The subjects with more severe depressive symptoms showed a lower degree of acceptance of the disease.
Keywords: adherence; life satisfaction; acceptance of illness; mood disorders; mental adherence; life satisfaction; acceptance of illness; mood disorders; mental

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Jeżuchowska, A.; Cybulska, A.M.; Rachubińska, K.; Skonieczna-Żydecka, K.; Reginia, A.; Panczyk, M.; Ćwiek, D.; Grochans, E.; Schneider-Matyka, D. The Impact of Mood Disorders on Adherence, on Life Satisfaction and Acceptance of Illness—Cross-Sectional Observational Study. Healthcare 2024, 12, 2484. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12232484

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Jeżuchowska A, Cybulska AM, Rachubińska K, Skonieczna-Żydecka K, Reginia A, Panczyk M, Ćwiek D, Grochans E, Schneider-Matyka D. The Impact of Mood Disorders on Adherence, on Life Satisfaction and Acceptance of Illness—Cross-Sectional Observational Study. Healthcare. 2024; 12(23):2484. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12232484

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Jeżuchowska, Alicja, Anna Maria Cybulska, Kamila Rachubińska, Karolina Skonieczna-Żydecka, Artur Reginia, Mariusz Panczyk, Dorota Ćwiek, Elżbieta Grochans, and Daria Schneider-Matyka. 2024. "The Impact of Mood Disorders on Adherence, on Life Satisfaction and Acceptance of Illness—Cross-Sectional Observational Study" Healthcare 12, no. 23: 2484. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12232484

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Jeżuchowska, A., Cybulska, A. M., Rachubińska, K., Skonieczna-Żydecka, K., Reginia, A., Panczyk, M., Ćwiek, D., Grochans, E., & Schneider-Matyka, D. (2024). The Impact of Mood Disorders on Adherence, on Life Satisfaction and Acceptance of Illness—Cross-Sectional Observational Study. Healthcare, 12(23), 2484. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12232484

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