The Relationship between Negative Symptoms and each of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living and Quality of life among Patients with Schizophrenia

Abstract

Background: Profound functional impairments and poor quality of life have been associated with the negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Psychosocial therapies aimed at bettering the management of these symptoms alone frequently fail to enhance patients' functioning and quality of life. So, clarifying the relationship between these variables represents an important step in understanding the concept of QoL and IADL, to guide developing future treatment efforts that could assist the psychiatric nurse in developing a plan of care for rehabilitating patients with schizophrenia. Aim: To assess the levels of the negative symptoms, IADL and QoL among patients with schizophrenia and to determine the relationship between negative symptoms and each of IADL, and QoL among those patients.