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Article: Socio-demographic and clinical determinants of quality of life in Chinese patients with schizophrenia: A prospective study

TitleSocio-demographic and clinical determinants of quality of life in Chinese patients with schizophrenia: A prospective study
Authors
KeywordsProspective design
Quality of life
Schizophrenia
Social functioning
Issue Date2010
PublisherSpringer Verlag Dordrecht. The Journal's web site is located at http://springerlink.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=journal&issn=0962-9343
Citation
Quality Of Life Research, 2010, v. 19 n. 3, p. 317-322 How to Cite?
AbstractPurpose The aim of the study was to assess the changes in the quality of life (QOL) of Chinese schizophrenia patients and to identify their predictors over a 1-year follow-up. Methods A cohort of 116 schizophrenia patients was recruited, and their socio-demographic and clinical characteristics including psychotic and depressive symptoms, drug-induced side effects, social functioning, and QOL were assessed with standardized rating instruments. The patients received standard psychiatric care and were followed up for 1 year. Results The psychotic and depressive symptoms, extrapyramidal side effects, and QOL domains of physical functioning, role limitations due to physical problems, social functioning, and role limitations due to emotional problems all improved significantly. Social functioning was a predictor of baseline QOL and change at 1-year follow-up. Conclusions Routine clinical management was effective in improving schizophrenia patients' psychopathology and several domains of QOL. QOL was related to the level of social functioning and had only a weak association with socio-demographic factors.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/144299
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2023 Impact Factor: 3.3
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.299
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Funding AgencyGrant Number
Chinese University of Hong Kong2041454
National Natural Science Foundation of China30800367
Beijing Nova Program of the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission2008B59
10th National 5-Year Plan Foundation of the Ministry of Science and Technology2004BA720A22
Funding Information:

This study was supported by Direct Grant for Research from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (No. 2041454), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30800367), the Beijing Nova Program of the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission (No. 2008B59), and the 10th National 5-Year Plan Foundation of the Ministry of Science and Technology Program (No. 2004BA720A22).

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dc.contributor.authorXiang, YTen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWang, CYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWang, Yen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChiu, HFKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorZhao, JPen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChen, Qen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, SSMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLee, EHMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorUngvari, GSen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2012-01-20T09:00:22Z-
dc.date.available2012-01-20T09:00:22Z-
dc.date.issued2010en_HK
dc.identifier.citationQuality Of Life Research, 2010, v. 19 n. 3, p. 317-322en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0962-9343en_HK
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dc.description.abstractPurpose The aim of the study was to assess the changes in the quality of life (QOL) of Chinese schizophrenia patients and to identify their predictors over a 1-year follow-up. Methods A cohort of 116 schizophrenia patients was recruited, and their socio-demographic and clinical characteristics including psychotic and depressive symptoms, drug-induced side effects, social functioning, and QOL were assessed with standardized rating instruments. The patients received standard psychiatric care and were followed up for 1 year. Results The psychotic and depressive symptoms, extrapyramidal side effects, and QOL domains of physical functioning, role limitations due to physical problems, social functioning, and role limitations due to emotional problems all improved significantly. Social functioning was a predictor of baseline QOL and change at 1-year follow-up. Conclusions Routine clinical management was effective in improving schizophrenia patients' psychopathology and several domains of QOL. QOL was related to the level of social functioning and had only a weak association with socio-demographic factors.en_HK
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dc.subjectProspective designen_HK
dc.subjectQuality of lifeen_HK
dc.subjectSchizophreniaen_HK
dc.subjectSocial functioningen_HK
dc.titleSocio-demographic and clinical determinants of quality of life in Chinese patients with schizophrenia: A prospective studyen_HK
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