Retrospective Evaluation of the Correlation Between Previous Hospitalizations, the Type of Current Living Space, and Quality of Family Function

Abstract

Background and Aim: There are important public health issues involving rehabilitation of patients living with schizophrenia in the community. The purpose of this study was to analyze the correlations between number of previous hospitalizations, living space and quality of family function in the rehabilitation of patients living with schizophrenia in the community. The study attempts to determine the potential ways to use beneficial factors in recurrent hospitalization for improving treatment and rehabilitation efforts for patients living with long-term chronic schizophrenia. Methods: The study included 281 rehabilitations of patients living with schizophrenia in the community. A homemade general questionnaire was used to collect information about the number of previous hospitalizations and the living space of the participants. A family assessment device was used to evaluate the quality of family function of the patients. Results: The number of previous hospitalizations of persons living with schizophrenia in the community was negatively correlated with the quality of family function (B = 0.063), and there was no statistical difference in the number of previous hospitalizations and the quality of family function of patients in different living spaces. Conclusions: The number of previous hospitalizations had a negative impact on family function in the rehabilitation of patients living with schizophrenia in the community. Living space may not have a significant positive effect on family function or the number of previous hospitalizations.

Predictor factors of number of hospitalizations in a group of schizophrenia patients

“…A meta-analysis showed that individuals who will later develop schizophrenia had a poorer general academic and mathematic achievement than those who will not and were less likely to enter higher education [33]. Women living with schizophrenia are more likely than men to continue their education [34]. Our results did not identify the educational or professional level as being statistically relevant to impact as a risk or protective factor regarding the number of hospitalizations.…”

Marital concerns of long‐term hospitalised patients with diagnosed schizophrenia: A descriptive phenomenological study

“…Studies have demonstrated that chronically hospitalised individuals have higher rates of singleness, marital discord, separation, and divorce than the general population (Breslau et al., 2011; Bursalioglu et al., 2013). For patients, unmet emotional needs and negative attitudes towards marriage during hospitalisation can impede functional recovery by reducing psychological resilience and treatment compliance (Fan et al., 2020).…”