Subjective quality of life of Nigerian schizophrenia patients: sociodemographic and clinical correlates
| Autor: | Abiodun O. Adewuya, R. O. A. Makanjuola |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Male Psychosis medicine.medical_specialty Hallucinations Health Status Culture Nigeria Environment Severity of Illness Index Social support Quality of life Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Prevalence Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale Humans Psychology Subjective quality Psychiatry Depression (differential diagnoses) Demography Social environment Social Support medicine.disease humanities Psychiatry and Mental health Schizophrenia Unemployment Quality of Life Anxiety Female Schizophrenic Psychology medicine.symptom |
| Zdroj: | Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica. 120(2) |
| ISSN: | 1600-0447 |
| Popis: | Objective: Subjective quality of life (QOL) is dependent upon culture and its evaluation based on one’s particular belief system. This study aimed to examine the subjective QOL of Nigerian out-patients with schizophrenia and its correlates. Method: Out-patients with Schizophrenia (n = 99) completed the WHOQOL-BREF as a measure of their subjective QOL. Sociodemographic, illness related and medication related details were also obtained. Results: Overall, 21 patients (21.2%) were categorised as having ‘good’ and 36 (36.4%) as having ‘poor’ subjective QOL. ‘Poor’ subjective QOL correlated with anxiety/depression symptoms (OR 4.88, 95% CI 2.93–11.48), comorbid medical problems (OR 4.75, 95% CI 1.43–16.33), unemployment (OR 3.75, 95% CI 1.25–11.72) and poor social support (OR 4.60, 95% CI 1.49–14.28). Conclusion: Efforts to improve the QOL of patients with schizophrenia in this environment should encompass the identified variables. Larger, longitudinal and multi-centred studies are needed to adequately identify factors predicting QOL in this environment. |
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