Symptoms, standards of living and subjective quality of life: a comparative study of schizophrenic and depressed out‐patients

Carpiniello, Bernardo; Lai, Greca; Pariante, Carmine M.; Carta, Mauro Giovanni; Rudas, N

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0447.1997.tb10157.x

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“…Estudos de qualidade de vida relatam uma importante associação entre depressão e qualidade de vida na esquizofrenia 1,7,8,9 . Pacientes deprimidos apresentam-se menos satisfeitos com suas atividades diárias, com a saúde física e mental, além de pior qualidade de vida global, independente da presença de sintomatologia da doença 1,10 .…”

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Depressão na esquizofrenia: prevalência e relação com a qualidade de vida

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O objetivo deste estudo foi mensurar a prevalência de depressão na esquizofrenia, investigando os fatores associados e sua relação com a qualidade de vida. Foi conduzido um estudo transversal com 150 pacientes ambulatoriais, a depressão foi mensurada pela Escala Calgary de Depressão na Esquizofrenia e a qualidade de vida por meio da escala Quality of Life Scale-Brasil. Foi encontrada uma prevalência de 56% de depressão maior. Pacientes com depressão maior apresentaram pior qualidade de vida na escala global e domínio ocupacional. A qualidade de vida global foi importante para a separação dos grupos na árvore de decisão. Em pacientes com pior qualidade de vida, presença de sintomas da doença, número de medicamentos e ausência de atividades no lar se associaram à depressão, enquanto para aqueles com melhor qualidade de vida, apenas duração da doença foi importante. Esta investigação sugere alta prevalência de depressão, além de mostrar sua repercussão na qualidade de vida. Recomenda-se a investigação da depressão associada à qualidade de vida no cuidado terapêutico destes pacientes.

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“…To date findings have been inconsistent. Some studies have found significant associations between subjective quality of life and clinician-rated psychopathology [11, 12, 13, 14]; on the other hand, a number of studies have reported only weak correlation between satisfaction with life and clinically assessed symptom severity [15, 16, 17], while others have failed to demonstrate any significant association between subjective quality of life and clinically evaluated levels of psychopathology [18, 19, 20]. These latter findings are consistent with the results of a recent study conducted by our group, which confirmed the lack of association, both cross-sectionally and longitudinally, between clinician-rated psychopathology and subjective quality of life [21].…”

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“…When the assessment is performed by using patients’ self-rated instruments, subjective quality of life has been found to be consistently associated with psychopathology: in fact, several studies have shown that patients’ satisfaction with life is strongly associated with overall levels of self-reported symptom severity [22, 23]and, among the various psychopathological dimensions, most notably with self-rated depressive symptoms [18, 24, 25, 26]. Overall, these findings seem to support the view that subjective quality of life in psychiatric patients is more closely linked to the subjective appraisal of levels of distress rather than to levels of psychopathology as assessed by clinicians.…”

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“…To the best of our knowledge, no study has examined the relationship between psychopathology and subjective QoL by using standardised instruments assessing the full range of psychopathological dimensions from both the clinician’s and the patient’s point of view: in fact, most research assessing the impact of therapist-rated and self-rated psychopathology on QoL has used either a measure of overall psychopathology [23]or instruments exploring a single psychopathology dimension, such as depression [18, 25, 26]. …”

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Subjective Quality of Life: Its Relationship with Clinician-Rated and Patient-Rated Psychopathology

Lasalvia

Ruggeri

Santolini

2002

Psychother Psychosom

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Background: The study compared clinician-rated and patient-rated psychopathology and analysed their relationship with subjective quality of life (QoL) in a sample of patients with a wide range of psychiatric conditions attending a community-based mental health service. Methods: In the context of the South-Verona Outcome Project (SVOP), 139 patients were assessed for both clinician-rated and self-rated psychopathology (by using respectively the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale and the revised version of the Symptom Checklist 90), and asked to report on their subjective quality of life (by using the Lancashire Quality of Life Profile). In order to explore the associations between psychopathology and subjective QoL bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed. Results: BPRS and SCL-90-R were poorly correlated, both in their total scores and in their various dimension scores. BPRS showed only a modest negative correlation with LQL, which, in contrast, was highly negatively correlated with SCL-90-R. Regression analyses showed that patient-rated psychopathology was the strongest predictor of subjective quality of life, with self-rated depressive symptoms and self-reported paranoid ideation having the highest predictive power. Conclusions: Self-reported psychological distress is more important than clinician-rated symptom severity in predicting subjective QoL. In order to improve QoL, psychiatric treatment should focus not only on simple reduction of symptoms but also on patients’ subjective psychological distress.

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“…Studies with schizophrenia patients report a negative correlation between psychopathology levels and quality of life. Some studies show a negative effect on quality of life only for negative symptoms, others for negative and positive symptoms alike (35)(36)(37)(38)(39)(40).…”

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Bakımevinde kalan şizofreni hastalarında yaşam kalitesi ve depresyon

Ertekin¹,

Er²,

Özayhan³

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Dusunen Adam

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Quality of life and depression in schizophrenia patients living in a nursing homeObjective: Nursing homes are seen as alternative housing for patients with schizophrenia. However, it has not yet been established how suitable this accommodation is for schizophrenia patients. First aim of this study is to assess the quality of life and depression level in schizophrenic patients and compare this data with that of patients living with their families. Second aim is to assess factors related to the quality of living and depression state in all participants of this study. Method: This is a cross-sectional study conducted with patients presenting to the Psychotic Disorders Policlinic of the Beyhekim Psychiatric Clinic of Konya Training and Research Hospital consecutively between December 2012 and May 2013 who had received a diagnosis of schizophrenia according to DSM IV-TR. All participants were administered a sociodemographic data form, Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS), Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia (CDSS), and Quality of Life Scale for Schizophrenia Patients (QLSSP). Results: CDSS scores were found to be significantly increased in schizophrenic patients living in nursing homes. Their QLSSP scores, including interpersonal relations, occupational role, mental symptoms, personal belongings/activity scores, and total scores were statistically significantly low. A significant negative correlation was observed between negative symptom levels and occupational area, mental findings, and the personal belongings/activity areas of quality of life. Between positive symptom levels and quality of life, only scores in the occupational area showed a significant negative correlation. A significant negative correlation between CSDS and QLS was observed in all areas. Conclusion: Quality of life and depression need to be evaluated in all schizophrenia patients, as they are conditions that significantly affect treatment and prognosis. Keywords: Depression, quality of life, schizophrenia ÖZET Bakımevinde kalan şizofreni hastalarında yaşam kalitesi ve depresyonAmaç: Bakımevleri şizofreni hastaları için alternatif yaşam alanları olarak görülmektedir. Ancak bu tür yerlerin şizofreni hastaları için ne kadar uygun olduğu sorusu henüz cevaplandırılmamıştır. Bu çalışmanın birinci amacı bakımevlerinde yaşayan şizofreni hastalarının yaşam kalitesini ve depresyon düzeylerini değerlendirmek ve ailesiyle yaşayan hastalarla karşılaştırmaktı. İkinci amacı ise çalışmaya alınan tüm hastaların yaşam kalitesi ve depresyon durumlarıyla ilişkili faktörlerin değerlendirilmesiydi. Yöntem: Bu çalışma Aralık 2012-Mayıs 2013 tarihleri arasında Konya Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Beyhekim Psikiyatri Kliniği, Psikotik Bozukluklar Polikliniğine ardışık olarak başvuran DSM-IV-TR'ye göre şizofreni tanısı alan hastaların katıldığı kesitsel bir çalışmadır. Tüm katılımcılara sosyodemografik veri formu, Kısa Psikiyatrik Değerlendirme Olçeği (KPDÖ), Pozitif ve Negatif Sendrom Ölçeği (PNSÖ), Calgary Şi...

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Symptoms, standards of living and subjective quality of life: a comparative study of schizophrenic and depressed out‐patients

Cited by 64 publications

References 24 publications

Depressão na esquizofrenia: prevalência e relação com a qualidade de vida

Depressão na esquizofrenia: prevalência e relação com a qualidade de vida

Subjective Quality of Life: Its Relationship with Clinician-Rated and Patient-Rated Psychopathology

Bakımevinde kalan şizofreni hastalarında yaşam kalitesi ve depresyon

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