Quality of life in schizophrenic patients in Duhok city

A. Yaseen, Yousif; M. AL-Saffar, Najat

	Quality of life in schizophrenic patients in Duhok city
Medical Journal of Tikrit
Article 1, Volume 2, Issue 152, 2016, Pages 79-86
Authors
Yousif A. Yaseen; Najat M. AL-Saffar
Abstract
The concept of life quality has long been considered an important aspect of mental health. The interest in studying quality of life in persons with schizophrenia started as concern was increasing about the role played by the chronically mentally ill in the community. The aims of this study were to measure Quality of Life (QOL) in schizophrenic patients, then explain adverse events that significantly affect them, and to identify the socio-demographic and clinical factors' impact on the QOL. A case control study, 40 schizophrenic patients and equal number of companions of medical patients in Duhok City were interviewed using the Arabic version of the WHOQOL-BREF instrument which includes 4 domains: physical health, psychological health, social relationships and environment, and also assesses 2 items. The overall QOL and general health. The total duration of the study was 8 months (from 20/12/2006 to 20/8/2007) and the SPSS program was used for data analysis. The present study revealed high significant difference between the patients and the control group in the 4 domains and the item of the general health (p-value = 0,000), and a weak significant difference between the 2 groups in the item of the overall QOL (p-value = 0.056). It is concluded that the schizophrenic patients showed lower QOL than the controls in the 4 domains: physical health, psychological health, social relationships and environment and lower satisfaction with general health and lower rating, although weak significant, of the overall QOL
Keywords
Quality of life in schizophrenic patients in Duhok city

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