P.0781 Words toward recovery: analyzing speech determinants of quality of life in chronic schizophrenia

Objective: This is a study of the quality of life (QOL) of 174 community-based chronic schizophrenia patients in Penang, Malaysia. Method: The study samples were selected from the Out Patient Department, Department of Psychiatry, Penang General Hospital, Malaysia. The data was collected through personal interviews with the respondents. A questionnaire prepared by the research team was used to collect data on background characteristics. Lehman's (1988) Quality of Life Interview was used to collect data on patients’ QOL. Result: Equal number of males and females participated in the study. The interviews on QOL indicated problems in the areas of life in general, place of living, daily activities, social relations, finance, work and general health. The results also revealed that community-based schizophrenia patients had acute poverty and experienced social isolation, discrimination and exploitation in the workplace. Conclusion: Implications of these results on the implementation process of National Mental Health Policy in Malaysia are discussed. The research paper also discusses the negative impacts of limited rehabilitation facilities available in the community and its implications on the QOL of severely mentally ill patients. The need for immediate research attention on QOL of such patients in the South-east Asian region has been highlighted.

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The Subjective-Objective Disjunction in Psychometrically-Defined Schizotypy: What it is and Why it is Important?

Journal of Experimental Psychopathology ◽

10.5127/jep.056316 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 347-363 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Alex S. Cohen ◽

Kyle R. Mitchell ◽

Melissa R. Beck ◽

Jason L. Hicks

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Cognitive Bias ◽

Chronic Schizophrenia ◽

Self Report ◽

Subjective Quality Of Life ◽

Psychological Issues ◽

Self Evaluation ◽

Schizophrenia Spectrum ◽

Olfactory Abilities

An interesting set of findings has emerged from the literature regarding schizotypy. Individuals with psychometric schizotypy self-report pathology in certain neuropsychological, affective experiential, expressive and olfactory abilities and subjective quality of life at levels between one and two standard deviations more severe than their non-schizotypal peers; a level often similar to that seen in chronic schizophrenia. Objectively however, individuals with psychometric schizotypy do not show concomitant impairments in these domains. This “subjective-objective” disjunction is remarkable in that samples are largely drawn from college settings; thus likely reflecting the healthiest individuals within the schizophrenia-spectrum. We propose that this disjunction can be conceptualized as a “cognitive bias”, and that it reflects a dysfunction in the systems underlying reasoning and self-evaluation. In this article, we lay out evidence underlying the subjective-objective disjunction and discuss potential methodological and psychological issues that may explain this phenomenon.

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Study of Relationship Between Depression and Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Schizophrenia

Global Journal of Health Science ◽

10.5539/gjhs.v8n3p224 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 224 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Najme Abedi Shargh ◽

Bahareh Rostami ◽

Bahareh Kosari ◽

Zakiye Toosi ◽

Ghazaleh Ashrafzadeh Majelan

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Chronic Schizophrenia ◽

The Other ◽

Psychosocial Variable ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Quality Of Life Scale ◽

Schizophrenic Patients ◽

High Level

<p>Depression is among the personality traits of schizophrenic patients, which results from psychotic features or is a consequence of a period of psychosis. Depression in schizophrenic patients is one of the important factors affecting their quality of life. The study population of this descriptive and analytic study consists of patients with chronic schizophrenia in Zahedan in 2014. The sample included 60 patients who simultaneously suffered from depression and were selected using random sampling (30 males and 30 females). The research instruments included the Schizophrenia Quality of Life Scale (SQLS) and the Beck Depression Inventory (the inventory was filled out by the tester). In order to form a statistics analysis, we used Pearson correlation and regression multivariate. Investigating the study hypotheses showed that there was a negative correlation between the high level of depression and low quality of life. the relationship between depression and the quality of life subscales showed that in women, the variable of symptoms and complications was a significant predictor; however, the other two variables (energy and motivation and psychosocial) were not significant predictors. In case of men, psychosocial variable was a significant predictor; however, the other two variables (energy and motivation and symptoms and complications) were not significant predictors. In general, depression on these patients makes discontent of life on them; therefore, elimination of their depression on their treatment is necessary.</p>

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