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June 28, 2019Ghana Medical JournalOpen Access

Comparative assessment of quality of life of patients with schizophrenia attending a community psychiatric centre and a psychiatric hospital

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VEVictoria I. ElegbedeAOAdetunji ObadejiTATimothy Olaolu Adebowale

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Overview

Cross-sectional study shows equivalent quality of life between community- and hospital-treated schizophrenia patients, suggesting community care effectively supports long-term mental health.

Key Points

  • To compare the quality of life of patients with schizophrenia receiving treatment at a community psychiatric centre versus a conventional psychiatric hospital.
  • Conducted a cross-sectional comparative study of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia (ICD-10 criteria) across two psychiatric facilities.
  • Assessed quality of life using total and domain scores of the WHOQOL-BREF, alongside patient satisfaction with the CPOSS tool and socio-demographic questionnaires.
  • Overall and domain-specific WHOQOL-BREF scores showed no statistically significant differences between patients managed at the community centre and those at the psychiatric hospital.
  • Female and married patients in both settings achieved statistically significantly higher mean WHOQOL-BREF scores than male and unmarried peers.
  • Patients maintaining remission for more than two years or receiving monotherapy (oral or depot alone) showed significantly higher WHOQOL-BREF scores than those with shorter remission or combined therapies.

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Elegbede et al. (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9c7f56cd2fcf852aacaf6dhttps://doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v53i2.3
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