SOCIAL SUPPORT AND ITS RELEVANCE TO RELAPSE AMONG PATIENTS WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER | ||||
| Mansoura Nursing Journal | ||||
| Article 8, Volume 8, Issue 1, January 2021, Page 103-113 PDF (320.69 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/mnj.2021.179807 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Mona El-Bilsha; Mohamed El-hadidy; Alaa Aid | ||||
| Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Bipolar Disorder (BD) affects and is affected by the family atmosphere. About social support and bipolar disorder, supporting partnerships tend to have beneficial impact on avoiding a relapse and also improving medication commitment and strengthening the individual's functionality. So, this study aims to assess the relationship between social support and its relevance to relapse among patients with bipolar disorder. Method: A descriptive correlational research design was utilized with a sample of 200 patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder attending the Inpatient and the Out-patient Clinics of Psychiatric Department of Mansoura University Hospital. Data was collected using two tools: tool to assess socio-demographic characteristics and clinical data and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) tool. Results revealed that more than one third of the studied sample (36%) was less than 30 years, more than half (71%) were males, arround half of the studied sample (47.5%) were single , according to the level of education (13%) were illiterate and (21%) read and write (primary/preparatory), more than half of the studied sample (54%) had previous psychiatric hospital admission from 5 to more than 10 times. Also half of the studied sample had low social support and patients who had low and moderate social support admitted to the hospital from 5 to 10 times and more. Conclusion: It can be concluded from the present study that low social support increases the risk for relapse among patients with bipolar disorder. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Bipolar disorder; relapse; social support | ||||
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