Predictive value of symptoms for quality of life in first-episode schizophrenia
Abstract
Management of the disease symptomatology impacts the long-term functioning and quality of life (QOL) in psychotic patients. The aim of this research was to study the association between psychiatric symptoms (positive, negative and general psychopathology symptoms) and QOL in first-episode schizophrenia patients. Fifty-five first-episode drug-naïve schizophrenia outpatients were recruited from a tertiary care hospital in New Delhi, India. WHOQOL-Bref (World Health Organization Quality of Life) Scale was used to assess multi-dimensional domains of QOL (physical, psychological, social and environmental health). The patients were evaluated clinically using PANSS and followed up for 6 months. Multivariate analyses were carried out to outline the symptoms which are predictive of QOL in these patients. Physical well-being as assessed with WHOQOL-Bref is significantly impacted by the positive, negative and general psychopathology symptoms of the disease. General psychopathology symptoms demonstrated a strong relationship with different facets of QOL. These symptoms are predictive of physical (P=0.025) and psychological health (P=0.026), social relationships (P=0.009) and environmental QOL (P=0.022). The general psychopathology symptoms...Continue Reading
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