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Quality of life in patients with schizophrenia

INTRODUCTION: Schizophrenia, with its high prevalence, chronic progression and social impact, is a major challenge for health professionals. For this reason it is important to assess the impact of this disease on these patients, mainly on their quality of life. OBJECTIVES: To study the quality of li...

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Autores principales: Hentati, S., Abdallah, M. Ben, Daoud, M., Bouhamed, M., Baati, I., Sallemi, R., Feki, I., Masmoudi, J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9475849/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.1454
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Schizophrenia, with its high prevalence, chronic progression and social impact, is a major challenge for health professionals. For this reason it is important to assess the impact of this disease on these patients, mainly on their quality of life. OBJECTIVES: To study the quality of life in patients with schizophrenia and determine the factors correlated with it. METHODS: A cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study of 28 patients with schizophrenia followed up at the psychiatric consultation in Hédi Chaker University Hospital of Sfax. Data collection was performed using a sheet exploring socio-demographic and clinical data. We used the Quality of Life Scale (Q-LES-Q-SF). RESULTS: The average age of our patients was 40.61±6.27 years. The sex ratio (M/F) was1.15. The socioeconomic level was low in 71.4%. The average number of relapses was 3.04±1.4. Follow-up and compliance were good in 28.6% of cases. The average number of hospitalizations was 3.04±1.4. The average of quality of life in patients with schizophrenia was 21±5.74. The quality of life was affected with age (p=0.023), with the high number of relapses and with a higher number of hospitalizations in psychiatric hospital (p=0.008). Quality of life was improved with regular follow-up and good adherence to the treatment (p=0.000). CONCLUSIONS: The quality of life in mental disorders was impaired mainly in schizophrenics, hence the need to evaluate in a codified way the quality of life of our patients in order to raise awareness among general practitioners as well as psychiatrists to improve the therapeutic and social care of patients.