Factors associated with low quality of life in schizophrenia
Interest in quality of life in mental health care has been stimulated by the deinstitutionalization of psychiatric patients as well as a parallel interest in understanding the scope of their daily lives. This study aims to investigate the socio-demographic and clinical variables related to low quali...
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| author | Cardoso Clareci Silva Caiaffa Waleska Teixeira Bandeira Marina Siqueira Arminda Lucia Abreu Mery Natali Silva Fonseca José Otávio Penido |
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| description | Interest in quality of life in mental health care has been stimulated by the deinstitutionalization of psychiatric patients as well as a parallel interest in understanding the scope of their daily lives. This study aims to investigate the socio-demographic and clinical variables related to low quality of life, using a cross-sectional design to evaluate quality of life by means of the QLS-BR scale. We interviewed a sample of 123 outpatients from a reference mental health center in Divinópolis, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, clinically diagnosed with schizophrenia. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were carried out. The results showed that low quality of life is associated with one or more of the following: male gender, single marital status, low income plus low schooling, use of three or more prescribed psychoactive drugs, psychomotor agitation during the interview, and current follow-up care. The study identifies plausible indicators for the attention and care needed to improve psychiatric patient treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2fe1fbbb8748453ea5e32958e4a0bc862022-12-21T18:45:22ZengEscola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo CruzCadernos de Saúde Pública0102-311X1678-44642005-01-0121513381340Factors associated with low quality of life in schizophreniaCardoso Clareci SilvaCaiaffa Waleska TeixeiraBandeira MarinaSiqueira Arminda LuciaAbreu Mery Natali SilvaFonseca José Otávio PenidoInterest in quality of life in mental health care has been stimulated by the deinstitutionalization of psychiatric patients as well as a parallel interest in understanding the scope of their daily lives. This study aims to investigate the socio-demographic and clinical variables related to low quality of life, using a cross-sectional design to evaluate quality of life by means of the QLS-BR scale. We interviewed a sample of 123 outpatients from a reference mental health center in Divinópolis, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, clinically diagnosed with schizophrenia. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were carried out. The results showed that low quality of life is associated with one or more of the following: male gender, single marital status, low income plus low schooling, use of three or more prescribed psychoactive drugs, psychomotor agitation during the interview, and current follow-up care. The study identifies plausible indicators for the attention and care needed to improve psychiatric patient treatment.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2005000500005SchizophreniaQuality of LifeMental Health |
| spellingShingle | Cardoso Clareci Silva Caiaffa Waleska Teixeira Bandeira Marina Siqueira Arminda Lucia Abreu Mery Natali Silva Fonseca José Otávio Penido Factors associated with low quality of life in schizophrenia Cadernos de Saúde Pública Schizophrenia Quality of Life Mental Health |
| title | Factors associated with low quality of life in schizophrenia |
| title_full | Factors associated with low quality of life in schizophrenia |
| title_fullStr | Factors associated with low quality of life in schizophrenia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors associated with low quality of life in schizophrenia |
| title_short | Factors associated with low quality of life in schizophrenia |
| title_sort | factors associated with low quality of life in schizophrenia |
| topic | Schizophrenia Quality of Life Mental Health |
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