Insight and quality of life in long-term hospitalized Japanese patients with chronic schizophrenia
Insight and quality of life in long-term hospitalized Japanese patients with chronic schizophrenia
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1440-1819.2010.02100.x
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发表时间:
2010-01-01
影响因子:
11.9
通讯作者:
Fukui, Kenji
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作者:
Nakamae, Takashi;Kitabayashi, Yurinosuke;Fukui, Kenji
Aim: The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between insight and quality of life (QOL) and the respective predictive factors in long-term hospitalized patients with chronic schizophrenia.Methods: The present subjects were 47 Japanese patients with chronic schizophrenia who were hospitalized for >1 year (mean hospitalization period, 9.8 years). Assessments were made using the Scale of Unawareness of Mental Disorder (SUMD) and the EuroQoL-5 Dimensions (EQ-5D) scale. Sociodemographic details and illness-related variables were also evaluated, including use of the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale.Results: There was no association between SUMD and EQ-5D scores. Hallucinatory behavior was a predictor of good insight. Poor rapport was a predictor of bad insight. Poor attention was a predictor of bad QOL.Conclusion: The relationship between insight and QOL and the respective predictive factors might be different between acute and chronic stages. Further studies are needed to investigate how these changes occur.