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To establish the correlation between symptom severity and quality of life in patients with schizophrenia using standardized clinical assessment scales.

August 30, 2026Telangana Journal of PsychiatryOpen Access

Evaluation of symptomatic relief and quality of life in patients with schizophrenia using BCASS and WHO-QoL BREF scale in Indian scenario

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GVGrishika VirodhiyaDr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre MCMansi Vilas ChakurDr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre JCJustin CharlesDr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre

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Prospective observational study reveals a weak correlation between symptom severity and quality of life in schizophrenia, suggesting both domains require independent clinical evaluation.

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To establish the correlation between symptom severity and quality of life in patients with schizophrenia using standardized clinical assessment scales.
Conducted a prospective observational study involving patients diagnosed with schizophrenia (N = 75; 56% males, 44% females) at a tertiary care hospital situated in Pune.
Collected data through structured interviews utilizing the Brief Clinical Assessment Scale for Schizophrenia (BCASS) for symptoms and the World Health Organization QoL Brief Version (WHO-QoL BREF) scale for quality of life.
Assessed internal consistency with Cronbach’s alpha and determined relationship strength using Pearson correlation.
Pearson’s correlation coefficient demonstrated a weak positive relationship between symptom severity and quality of life that did not reach statistical significance (R = 0.1616, P = 0.16).
Internal consistency testing demonstrated good reliability for the WHO-QoL BREF scale (Cronbach’s α = 0.88) and acceptable reliability for the BCASS (Cronbach’s α = 0.76).

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Virodhiya et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a93f1396c1a8fb52e79df8d https://doi.org/10.4103/tjp.tjp_6_25

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Prospective observational study reveals a weak correlation between symptom severity and quality of life in schizophrenia, suggesting both domains require independent clinical evaluation.

Evaluation of symptomatic relief and quality of life in patients with schizophrenia using BCASS and WHO-QoL BREF scale in Indian scenario

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Evaluation of symptomatic relief and quality of life in patients with schizophrenia using BCASS and WHO-QoL BREF scale in Indian scenario

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