The factors affecting the relationship between remission status and employment in chronic schizophrenia patients
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Tarih
2019
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Korean Neuropsychiatric Assoc
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
Objective Symptomatic remission have substantial effects in long-term schizophrenia outcome, but exact determinants of the employment. In this study, the relationship between employment and symptomatic remission in chronic schizophrenia patients and other factors related to employment were investigated. Methods 100 patients interviewed were evaluated by the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), Functional Recovery Scale in Schizophrenia (FROGS), Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF), Quality of Life Scale (QoL) and Subjective Recovery Assessment Scale (SubRAS). Sociodemographic variables, clinical features, antipsychotic dose and past working history obtained from patient interviews were investigated. Results The patients of 40% who participate in the study were symptomatic remission, but only 53.5% of these patients weren't employed. Young age, especially, -regardless of the onset of illness-working a job in the past, low and moderate use CPED (equivalent doses according to chlorpromazine), shorter disease duration, symptomatic remission was found to be closely related to employment. While QoL, FROGS, GAF, and SubRAS total scores of employment group were higher than the unemployment group, PANSS total scores in the unemployment group were higher than that of the employment group. There was a high correlation between the scales and employment status. Conclusion Employment status was closely related with the remission status. This study supports that symptomatic remission alone is not decisive for employment. It was found that younger age, past working history (before or after the disease), low and intermediate CPED antipsychotic use and shorter duration of disease were closely related to employment with symptomatic remission.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Employment, Remission, Schizophrenia
Kaynak
Psychiatry Investigation
WoS Q Değeri
Q3
Scopus Q Değeri
Q2
Cilt
16
Sayı
11
