Quality of life of schizophrenic patients living in the community: the relationships with personal characteristics, objective indicators and self-esteem |
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Authors: | Kunikata Hiroko Mino Yoshio Nakajima Kazuo |
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Institution: | Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Welfare Science, Okayama Prefectural University, 111 Kuboki, Soja-shi, Okayama 719-1197, Japan. kunikata@fhw.oka-pu.ac.jp |
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Abstract: | The relationship of personal characteristics, objective indicators, and self-esteem to quality of life (QOL) was investigated cross-sectionally in 73 Japanese schizophrenic patients, and the question of how objective conditions affect subjective evaluation was evaluated. Depressive mood and uncooperativeness were negatively correlated with self-esteem, and self-esteem was positively correlated with QOL. Self-esteem was considered to directly affect QOL, and depressive mood and uncooperativeness to affect QOL via self-esteem. Findings suggest that, in order to improve the QOL of schizophrenia patients, interventions to help alleviate psychiatric symptoms (e.g. depressive mood, uncooperativeness) must be utilized. A change in Japanese society itself must occur so that the consequences of stigma may be reduced and patient coping skills improved. |
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Keywords: | depressive mood quality of life schizophrenic patients self-esteem uncooperativeness |
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