Determinants of objective and subjective quality of life in first-time-admission schizophrenic patients in Poland: a longitudinal study

SummaryThe aims of this study were to assess the quality of life among 120 schizophrenic patients who were attending a psychiatric outpatient department and to investigate which socio-demographic and clinical factors influenced their subjective quality of life. Quality of life was assessed by the Lanchashire quality of life profile, social functioning was judged according to the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scale, and psychopathology was rated by means of the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS). Both objective and subjective life conditions indicated an impaired quality of life for the patients. The areas of finance and work had the largest proportion of dissatisfied patients. Socio-demographic indicators showed to have a weak influence on the patient's self-assessed quality of life while clinical factors, such as psychopathology, strongly influenced the patient's life satisfaction. It is concluded that there is a need for further emphasise on the clinical, financial, and social interventions for this group of patients.

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Trends in Subjective Quality of Life Among Patients With First Episode Psychosis—A 1 Year Longitudinal Study

Frontiers in Psychiatry ◽

10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00053 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

Author(s):

Xiao Wei Tan ◽

Shazana Shahwan ◽

Pratika Satghare ◽

Boon Yiang Chua ◽

Swapna Verma ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Longitudinal Study ◽

First Episode Psychosis ◽

Subjective Quality ◽

First Episode ◽

Subjective Quality Of Life ◽

Episode Psychosis

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Quantitative and Qualitative Aspects of the Social Network in Schizophrenic Patients Living in the Community. Relationship To Sociodemographic Characteristics and Clinical Factors and Subjective Quality of Life

International Journal of Social Psychiatry ◽

10.1177/002076400104700307 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 47 (3) ◽

pp. 67-77 ◽

Cited By ~ 109

Author(s):

Anita Bengtsson-Tops ◽

Lars Hansson

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Social Network ◽

Subjective Quality ◽

Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽

Clinical Factors ◽

Subjective Quality Of Life ◽

The Social ◽

Schizophrenic Patients ◽

Community Relationship

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P.2.023 Objective and subjective quality of life in schizophrenic patients after a first hospitalization

European Neuropsychopharmacology ◽

10.1016/s0924-977x(04)80243-8 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 14 ◽

pp. S241

Author(s):

K. Gorna ◽

K. Jaracz

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Subjective Quality ◽

Subjective Quality Of Life ◽

Schizophrenic Patients

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Conventional versus atypical neuroleptics: subjective quality of life in schizophrenic patients

The British Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1192/bjp.170.5.422 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 170 (5) ◽

pp. 422-425 ◽

Cited By ~ 66

Author(s):

M. Franz ◽

Stefanie Lis ◽

K. Plüddemann ◽

B. Gallhofer

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Social Life ◽

Well Being ◽

Subjective Quality ◽

Psychotic Symptoms ◽

Atypical Neuroleptics ◽

Subjective Quality Of Life ◽

Schizophrenic Patients ◽

The Impact

BackgroundThe effectiveness of anti-psychotic drugs against positive psychotic symptoms has been demonstrated in many studies, but their effects on quality of life have yet to be clarified. The impact of different neuroleptic therapies on the subjective quality of life of schizophrenic patients is evaluated in a cross-sectional open study.MethodDuring a four-month period a standardised quality of life interview for schizophrenic patients was applied on day 10 after admission; 33 patients on atypical neuroleptics (AAP) were compared with 31 matched patients on conventional neuroleptics (CAP).ResultsThe AAP group had significantly higher scores in general quality of life as well as in different life domains: physical well-being, social life and everyday life. In separate comparisons of the AAP group, patients on clozapine and risperidone were found to have a higher quality of life score than patients on CAP or zotepine.ConclusionsThe pharmacological profile of clozapine and risperidone may provide a basis for explaining the higher subjective quality of life found in this study. The lower quality of life of the CAP group may possibly be related to intrinsic effects of the conventional antipsychotics.

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