Comparison of quality of life of schizophrenic patients and healthy people in Rasht
Introduction: Schizophrenia is a common chronic psychiatric disease which can result in personal-‎social problems. Recently, quality of life (QOL) is considered as an important measure of the ‎impacts of schizophrenia and its treatment, and can be useful in proper planning.‎...
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| description | Introduction: Schizophrenia is a common chronic psychiatric disease which can result in personal-‎social problems. Recently, quality of life (QOL) is considered as an important measure of the ‎impacts of schizophrenia and its treatment, and can be useful in proper planning.‎
Objective: The purpose of this study is to compare QOL in schizophrenic patients and healthy ‎people in Rasht city.‎
Methods: This study is a cross-sectional descriptive survey that was done on ‎‏52‏‎ patients with ‎schizophrenia visiting outpatient clinic in Shafa hospital which were selected by convenience ‎sampling. Also ‎‏153‏‎ healthy people in Rasht were selected randomly by cluster method. Data ‎collection instrument was a ‎‏3‏‎- part questionnaire consisting ‎‏1‏‎) personal-social questionnaire, ‎‏2‏‎) ‎WHO ‎‏28‏‎-item QOL questionnaire, and ‎‏3‏‎) mental status assess form. Third tool was specially used ‎for patient group. Data gathered by face-to-face interview and analyzed by SPSS.
‎ Results: The finding indicated that mean score of QOL and all of its domains consisting general, ‎physical, psychiatric, social relationship, and environmental was lower in schizophrenic patients ‎‎(‎‏83.03‏‎- ‎‏6.42‏‎- ‎‏22.19‏‎- ‎‏25.15‏‎- ‎‏6.22‏‎, and ‎‏23.05‏‎ respectively) comparing to healthy people ‎‎(‎‏90.49‏‎, ‎‏7.26‏‎, ‎‏25.87‏‎, ‎‏27.62‏‎, ‎‏7.16‏‎, and ‎‏23.19‏‎). There was statistically significant ‎difference between schizophrenic patient's and healthy people's QOL (P=‎‏0/0001‏‎), and it's general ‎‎(P=‎‏0/006‏‎), physical (P=‎‏0/0001‏‎), psychiatric (P=‎‏0/001‏‎), and social relationship (P=‎‏0/015‏‎) ‎domains according to independent-t test results. ‎
Conclusion: According to this result, schizophrenic clients, even with better mental status, have ‎lower QOL level than healthy people that need special attention to improve their post-discharge ‎treatment and care. ‎ |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d15b06b5a2644e638c3cc7a306f20c3a2024-12-02T04:40:34ZengGuilan University of Medical SciencesJournal of Holistic Nursing and Midwifery2588-37122588-37202009-04-01191815Comparison of quality of life of schizophrenic patients and healthy people in Rashtnaeima Khodadady0farzaneh shikholeslami1hayedeh mahmuodi2mojgan Baghaie3mahmuod hafezi4 Introduction: Schizophrenia is a common chronic psychiatric disease which can result in personal-‎social problems. Recently, quality of life (QOL) is considered as an important measure of the ‎impacts of schizophrenia and its treatment, and can be useful in proper planning.‎ Objective: The purpose of this study is to compare QOL in schizophrenic patients and healthy ‎people in Rasht city.‎ Methods: This study is a cross-sectional descriptive survey that was done on ‎‏52‏‎ patients with ‎schizophrenia visiting outpatient clinic in Shafa hospital which were selected by convenience ‎sampling. Also ‎‏153‏‎ healthy people in Rasht were selected randomly by cluster method. Data ‎collection instrument was a ‎‏3‏‎- part questionnaire consisting ‎‏1‏‎) personal-social questionnaire, ‎‏2‏‎) ‎WHO ‎‏28‏‎-item QOL questionnaire, and ‎‏3‏‎) mental status assess form. Third tool was specially used ‎for patient group. Data gathered by face-to-face interview and analyzed by SPSS. ‎ Results: The finding indicated that mean score of QOL and all of its domains consisting general, ‎physical, psychiatric, social relationship, and environmental was lower in schizophrenic patients ‎‎(‎‏83.03‏‎- ‎‏6.42‏‎- ‎‏22.19‏‎- ‎‏25.15‏‎- ‎‏6.22‏‎, and ‎‏23.05‏‎ respectively) comparing to healthy people ‎‎(‎‏90.49‏‎, ‎‏7.26‏‎, ‎‏25.87‏‎, ‎‏27.62‏‎, ‎‏7.16‏‎, and ‎‏23.19‏‎). There was statistically significant ‎difference between schizophrenic patient's and healthy people's QOL (P=‎‏0/0001‏‎), and it's general ‎‎(P=‎‏0/006‏‎), physical (P=‎‏0/0001‏‎), psychiatric (P=‎‏0/001‏‎), and social relationship (P=‎‏0/015‏‎) ‎domains according to independent-t test results. ‎ Conclusion: According to this result, schizophrenic clients, even with better mental status, have ‎lower QOL level than healthy people that need special attention to improve their post-discharge ‎treatment and care. ‎http://hnmj.gums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-243-114&slc_lang=en&sid=1Quality of life Schizophrenia Mental health |
| spellingShingle | naeima Khodadady farzaneh shikholeslami hayedeh mahmuodi mojgan Baghaie mahmuod hafezi Comparison of quality of life of schizophrenic patients and healthy people in Rasht Journal of Holistic Nursing and Midwifery Quality of life Schizophrenia Mental health |
| title | Comparison of quality of life of schizophrenic patients and healthy people in Rasht |
| title_full | Comparison of quality of life of schizophrenic patients and healthy people in Rasht |
| title_fullStr | Comparison of quality of life of schizophrenic patients and healthy people in Rasht |
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| title_sort | comparison of quality of life of schizophrenic patients and healthy people in rasht |
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