Open AccessTHE QUALITY OF LIFE IN SCHIZOPHRENIA PATIENTS LIVING IN AN ASYLUM
Author(s) -
O. V. Shylova,
R. V. Levkovsky
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
problemy zdorovʹâ i èkologii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2708-6011
pISSN - 2220-0967
DOI - 10.51523/2708-6011.2015-12-4-17
Subject(s) - schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , psychopathology , rehabilitation , quality of life (healthcare) , life satisfaction , welfare , psychology , life quality , job satisfaction , psychiatry , clinical psychology , medicine , physical therapy , psychotherapist , social psychology , political science , law
Objective: to assess the quality of life in schizophrenia patients under supervision in a neuropsychiatric asylum. Material and methods. Evaluation of the psychopathological status, survey using SDS and Q-LES-Q-SF questionnaires, statistical methods. Results. The patients revealed moderate satisfaction with life parameters, quite a high proportion of patients with low job satisfaction and employment, and related welfare. Conclusion. The findings are indicative of the necessity to develop rehabilitation methods based on employment and the use of the residual abilities to work.