Assessment of coping strategies in schizophrenia patients in refer to psychiatry clinics of Tehran in 2007

Abstract

Background:Schizophrenia is the most prevalent and disabling mental disorder. Schizophrenia patients experience very much stress in their life and coping strategies play an important role in adjustment with these stressful situations. These patients have problems at their coping strategies. They often use from ineffective and inactive coping strategies.Purpose:This corelational descriptive study was conducted to determine the coping strategies in schizophrenia patients in refer to psychiatry clinics of hospitals relative to medical science universities and health service of Tehran in 1385.Materials and Methods:90 schizophrenia patients having a characteristics of sample study was selected at two stage by non accident sampling (quota, convenience). From “The Ways of Coping Questionnaire” have been used that after determining face and content validity, it's reliability has been accounted through inner stability α=0/98. Data have been collected by self-reporting and receiving some of information through the medical file and have been analyzed by SPSS software.Result:Results showed that “Resignation” and “Self - soothing” coping strategies in respectively with averages 50/11% and 47/06% are at first and second level of used coping strategies. “Considering”, “Positive reappraisal”, “Ignoring” and “Acting” with averages 41/38%, 40/86%, 40/67% and 37.03% in respectively at third level of used coping strategies. Also the results showed that the majority of the sample study have used from “Avoidance coping strategies” and minority of them used from “Problem – oriented coping strategies”.Conclusion:The majority of sample study use from “Avoidance coping strategies”.