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Responsiveness of subjective quality of life assessment in schizophrenic patients: a quasi-experimental pilot study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

M. Franz ,
T. Meyer ,
A. Spitznagel ,
H. Schmidt ,
K. Wening  and
B. Gallhofer
T. Meyer
Affiliation:
Centre for Psychiatry, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Am Steg 24, 35385 Giessen, Germany
A. Spitznagel
Affiliation:
Dept. of Psychology, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
H. Schmidt
Affiliation:
Dept. of Psychology, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
K. Wening
Affiliation:
Dept. of Psychology, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
B. Gallhofer
Affiliation:
Centre for Psychiatry, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Am Steg 24, 35385 Giessen, Germany
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Abstract

Responsiveness of quality of life (QOL) assessments in chronic schizophrenic patients was investigated by a quasi-experimental pilot study. Satisfaction ratings were assessed over five time points with an externally imposed disturbing stimulus at the second time point. Despite a markedly high stability, the disturbance provoked a temporally limited decrease in QOL.

Keywords

quality of liferesponse-shiftresponsivenessschizophrenia
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European Psychiatry , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , March 2001 , pp. 99 - 103
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Copyright © Éditions scientifiques et médicales Elsevier SAS

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