Influence of sociodemographic and clinical characteristics on the quality of life of patients with schizophrenia

Abstract

Objective: Evaluating the quality of life of Portuguese patients with schizophrenia and linking it to sociodemographic and clinical aspects. Method: A quantitative crosssectional study carried out with individuals affected by schizophrenia, living in the entire continental territory of Portugal, through application of a sociodemographic and clinical questionnaire and the Quality of Life Scale short version (QLS 7 PT). Parametric and non-parametric tests were performed to evaluate the correlation between variables. Results: The sample consisted of 282 participants. The results point to a better quality of life for individuals living in autonomous residences or with their parents, who are employed/students, who have had the disorder for less time and are younger, who have completed the 12 th grade of schooling and who are not medicated with first-generation neuroleptics. Conclusion: The results indicate that some sociodemographic and clinical characteristics influence the quality of life of patients with schizophrenia and should be considered in the patient evaluation and in planning appropriate and effective strategies for their psychosocial rehabilitation. DESCRIPTORS

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“…The group received risperidone for work as many as nine people (30%), while in the group who received haloperidol for work ten people (33.3%). This is following the study of Huang et al in [15], [16].…”

Serum Interleukin-2 (IL-2) Levels in Untreated and Treated in Batak Tribe Patients with Schizophrenia

“…15 In the demographic characteristics of the marital status for the case group I, 19 people (34.5%) were married and 36 unmarried people (65.5%), for the case group II, 16 people were married (29.1%) and 39 unmarried people (70.9%), for the control group who married 25 people (45.5%) and 30 people (54.5%) were unmarried, p = 0.192 (there was no significant difference between the three groups in marital status). This result is by a study conducted by Pinho et al, in 2017 in Portugal, which said that there were more patients with schizophrenia who were unmarried, namely 190 people (67.4%), married 40 people (14.2%), divorced 52 people (18.4 %). 16 In the demographic characteristics of the educational status for the case group I, 13 people were low (23.6%), 33 people were medium (60.0%), and high was 9 people (16.4%), for the case group II, the low was 13 people (23.6 %), medium as many as 28 people (50.9%) and high as many as 14 people (25.5%) and for the control group, low as many as 14 people (25.5%), medium as many as 24 people (43.6%) and high as many as 17 people (30.9 %), p = 0.415 (there was no significant difference between the three groups in educational status).…”

“…This result is by a study conducted by Pinho et al, in 2017 in Portugal, which said that there were more patients with schizophrenia who were unmarried, namely 190 people (67.4%), married 40 people (14.2%), divorced 52 people (18.4 %). 16 In the demographic characteristics of the educational status for the case group I, 13 people were low (23.6%), 33 people were medium (60.0%), and high was 9 people (16.4%), for the case group II, the low was 13 people (23.6 %), medium as many as 28 people (50.9%) and high as many as 14 people (25.5%) and for the control group, low as many as 14 people (25.5%), medium as many as 24 people (43.6%) and high as many as 17 people (30.9 %), p = 0.415 (there was no significant difference between the three groups in educational status). This result is by the study of Huang et al, in Shanghai (China), in 2018 it showed that the highest high school education level was in patients with schizophrenia, namely 39.5% (n = 43 people), 34.8% higher education (n = 38 people) and junior high school 25.7% (n = 28 people).…”

“…Other influencing factors include positive symptoms, negative symptoms, cognitive symptoms, treatment regimen, duration of illness, disease onset and substance abuse. Also in a study conducted by Pinho et al, in 2017 in Portugal, on the influence of sociodemographics on the quality of life of patients with schizophrenia, found data from 282 patients with schizophrenia, only 26 people (9.2%) were either working or still in school, 90.8% others are said to be unemployed and unable to work. 18,16 In the demographic characteristics of the body mass index (BMI) for the case group I with a mean and standard deviation of 22.06 ± 1.76 while in the case group II with a mean and standard deviation of 21.99 ± 1.71 and the control group with a mean and standard deviation of 22.12 ± 1.69, p = 0.928 (there was no significant difference between the three groups in BMI).…”

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“…Patients' quality of life is related to their overall sense of well‐being (Saarni et al, 2010). Studies indicate that people with schizophrenia usually have poor quality of life (Alessandrini et al, 2016; Pinho, Pereira, & Chaves, 2017; Suttajit, & Pilakanta, 2015), and that it is significantly lower in people with schizophrenia than in those without mental disease (Dong et al, 2019).…”