Abstract
The objective of this study was to clarify the relationships between socio-demographics, clinical characteristics, stressors, coping strategies, social support and quality of life (QOL) in 143 patients with a diagnosis of either schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorders. The research design is cross-sectional with repeated measures on the same subjects after a 6-month interval. A regression analysis generated a model that accounts for 50% of the variance in QOL at Time 1 and 43% at Time 2. The best predictors of QOL were two components of social support: attachment and reassurance of worth. Severity of daily hassles, the coping strategy of changing the situation, level of education and life-time hospitalization length were also related to QOL.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 399-417 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Community Mental Health Journal |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Coping
- Quality of life
- Schizophrenia
- Social support
- Stressful events
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Psychiatry and Mental health