کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
338493 547954 2010 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Quality of life in patients who have remitted from their first episode of psychosis
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی علوم اعصاب رفتاری
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Quality of life in patients who have remitted from their first episode of psychosis
چکیده انگلیسی

BackgroundQuality of life (QoL) in first-episode psychosis (FEP) is strongly related to levels of psychopathology and may vary as a function of illness phase. QoL remains poorly understood in FEP.AimCharacterise the nature and predictors of QoL in patients who have remitted from their first-episode of psychosis.MethodDemographic characteristics, diagnoses, and psychopathology were assessed in 81 FEP patients. The World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale-Bref (WHOQoL-Bref) was used to assess QoL in these patients. Carer-related variables (expressed emotion and burden of care) were ascertained from 63 relatives.ResultsPoorer QoL was associated with personality disorder, depression, mild psychotic positive symptoms, and impaired functioning. Carer-related factors such as emotional overinvolvement and burden of care were also associated with a reduction in patients' QoL.ConclusionsDepression, functioning and family variables impacted on QoL, and need to be considered in terms of ongoing patient management.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Schizophrenia Research - Volume 121, Issues 1–3, August 2010, Pages 259–265
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