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The Canadian National Outcomes Measurement Study in Schizophrenia: overview of the patient sample and methodology
Author(s) -
Smith G.,
Malla A.,
Williams R.,
Kopala L,
Love L.,
Balshaw R.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2006.00756.x
Subject(s) - medicine , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , poverty , quality of life (healthcare) , psychiatry , family medicine , gerontology , nursing , economics , economic growth
Objective: The Canadian National Outcomes Measurement Study in Schizophrenia (CNOMSS) is a prospective survey of routine clinical practice. Method: Patients with schizophrenia or a related disorder were consecutively enrolled from all regions of Canada. Both academic and community psychiatric clinics were included and patients were followed up for 2 years. Clinical and functional status, quality of life, medication and economic costs were assessed at enrollment and monitored throughout the follow‐up period. Results: Patients attending an academic clinic tended to be younger and more severely ill than those from community clinics. Both types of sites prescribed atypical neuroleptics to more than three‐quarters of the patients. The majority of those enrolled were unemployed and living in poverty. Poor clinical status was associated with poverty. Conclusion: The CNOMSS provides demographic, clinical and treatment‐related information about a large Canada‐wide sample of psychiatric patients. The following three articles in this issue of Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica explore issues related to medication, quality of life and resource utilization.