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Analisis of quality of life long-term hospitalized schizophrenic patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

G. Tasic ,
S. Anakiev ,
D. Milosevic  and
M. Cvetanovic
G. Tasic
Affiliation:
Department for Prolonged Psychiatric Treatment, Special Hospital for Psychiatric Disease, Gornja Toponica, Nis, Serbia
S. Anakiev
Affiliation:
Female Admission, Special Hospital for Psychiatric Disease, Gornja Toponica, Nis, Serbia
D. Milosevic
Affiliation:
Female Admission, Special Hospital for Psychiatric Disease, Gornja Toponica, Nis, Serbia
M. Cvetanovic
Affiliation:
Female Admission, Special Hospital for Psychiatric Disease, Gornja Toponica, Nis, Serbia

Abstract

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Introduction

Long term hospitalization are often caused by social reasons wich significantly affects the quality of the patients.

Aim

Comparing the quality of long-term hospitalized schizophrenic patients in relation to sex.

Method

We have used following rating scale: a brief psychiatric assessment scale BPRS, QLS Quality of life scale, “Lancashir” profile quality of life scale LQOLP, a short questionnaire for the “needs assessment Cambersels” scale CANSAS. Analysis included 80 inpatients, 40 male and 40 female, with Schizophrenia according to ICD 10 criteria. All patients were hospitalized according to ICD 10 criteria. All patients were hospitalized in a Special Hospital For Psychiatric Illness G. Toponica more than two years.

Results

Significant differences in quality of life between male and female patients about what is discussed in further study.

Conclusions

Research has shown that long-term hospitalizing has adverse effects on quality of life of schizophrenic patients of both sexes. His essential that the length of hospital stay should be reduced to the period reduced to the period for reduction of symptoms and provide the patient a stable life in the community after hospital treatment.

Type
P03-343
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 26 , Issue S2: Abstracts of the 19th European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2011 , pp. 1513
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2011
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