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Scale for measuring self‐recoverability in daily life for people with schizophrenia
Author(s) -
Takamatsu Toko,
Hashimoto Takeshi,
Taira Masaru,
Fukutake Masaaki,
Maeda Kiyoshi
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2009.001964.x
Subject(s) - schizoaffective disorder , brief psychiatric rating scale , quality of life (healthcare) , psychology , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , scale (ratio) , rating scale , activities of daily living , visual analogue scale , clinical psychology , psychiatry , psychosis , medicine , physical therapy , developmental psychology , psychotherapist , physics , quantum mechanics
Aim: A new scale has been developed to assess the self‐recoverability in the daily life of people with schizophrenia. Self‐recoverability in daily life includes coping with stress events and taking care of one's mental and physical health. The new scale, called Self‐Recoverability in Daily Life (SRDL), is a semi‐structured instrument with 10 items. The aim of the present study was therefore to test the scale accordingly. Methods: A total of 57 subjects who were outpatients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder as defined by DSM‐IV, were enrolled in the study. The SRDL scale was assessed with four other scales: the World Health Organization Quality Of Life (WHO‐QOL)‐26, the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for health state, the Drug‐Induced Extrapyramidal Symptoms Scale (DIEPSS) and the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS). Results: The mean total score of the SRDL scale was positively correlated with both the WHO‐QOL‐26 and VAS, while the SRDL scale was negatively correlated with the BPRS total score. Conclusion: The SRDL scale may be useful for assessing living skills in the daily life of people with schizophrenia.