Determinants of subjective health-related quality of life (HRQoL) for patients with schizophrenia

Influence of sociodemographic and clinical characteristics on the quality of life of patients with schizophrenia

“…Most recent studies focus on the relationship between quality of life and the disorder symptomatology, relating positive, negative, depression and anxious symptoms to a poorer quality of life (4,(6)(7)(8)(9) . Other studies also address the relationship between sociodemographic characteristics, including age, employment/occupation, living conditions and quality of life (10)(11) . In a study analyzing sociodemographic, clinical, psychopathological, neurocognitive and psychosocial factors of patients with schizophrenia and their relationship with quality of life, psychosocial and psychopathological factors were the ones that most influenced this variable, followed by clinical and sociodemographic variables.…”

“…Clinical factors were medication, disorder duration, number of hospitalizations and presence of a subtype diagnosis of paranoia. The number of hospitalizations influenced the quality of life (11) . Developing intervention strategies in the schizophrenia area is facilitated by identifying factors that influence quality of life, which can be adjusted to the population characteristics in order to establish patient recovery.…”

Common People : Physical health, lifestyle and quality of life in persons with psychosis and their striving to be like everybody else

“…Various lifestyle factors and typical symptoms of the disease, such as comorbid symptoms of depression (Dan et al 2011), together contribute to lower HRQoL in persons with psychosis. Chou et al (2014) found that psychosocial factors, such as self-efficacy, self-esteem, and social stigma were determinants of lower HRQoL in patients with schizophrenia. Research has also demonstrated a link between the presence of various risk factors for metabolic syndrome and lower HRQoL (Roohafza et al 2012).…”

Satisfação Com O Suporte Social E Qualidade De Vida Dos Doentes Com Esquizofrenia

“…Vários estudos indicam que os fatores psicossociais e psicopatológicos são os que mais in uenciam a qualidade de vida, quando comparados com fatores sociodemográ cos, clínicos e neurocognitivos (Chou, Ma, & Yang, 2014). No que respeita aos fatores psicossociais, constatamos que a rede social destes doentes tende a ser diminuída, sendo muitas vezes o isolamento social o primeiro sinal da perturbação.…”