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Comparison of Quality of Life with Standard of Living in Schizophrenic Out-patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Kerstin Skantze ,
Ulf Malm ,
Sven J. Dencker ,
Philip R. A. May  and
Patrick Corrigan
Kerstin Skantze*
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Department Centrum, Lillhagen Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
Ulf Malm
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Department Centrum, Lillhagen Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
Sven J. Dencker
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Department Centrum, Lillhagen Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
Patrick Corrigan
Affiliation:
Neuropsychiatric Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
*
∗Psychiatric Department II Centrum, Lillhagen Hospital, Box 3005, S-42203 Hisings Backa, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Abstract

Standard of living reflects the objective dimension of how well the basic needs of life are met, while quality of life is the patient's own subjective view of well-being and satisfaction with her/his life. Sixty-one schizophrenic out-patients completed self-report inventories and participated in interviews about quality of life and standard of living. When living standards were met by a well functioning social service system, patients' perceptions of their quality of life and their standard of living appeared to be independent. Subsequent analyses revealed that ‘inner experiences' was one quality-of-life domain frequently reported as unsatisfactory. Moreover, differences in quality of life were found across patients' age, education, and work status.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 161 , Issue 6 , December 1992 , pp. 797 - 801
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Copyright © 1992 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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