Key result
Higher depressive symptom severity strongly correlates with lower subjective well-being in patients with schizophrenia.
Why the study?
The subjective experience of patients with schizophrenia toward treatment and its relationship with depressive symptoms and well-being was not well characterized.
Does the severity of depressive symptoms correlate with subjective well-being in clinically stable outpatients with schizophrenia?
Cross-Sectional (n=97)
Yes
Does the severity of depressive symptoms correlate with subjective well-being in clinically stable outpatients with schizophrenia?
Effect estimate: rho -0.59
p-value: p=<0.0001
In patients with schizophrenia, the presence of depressive symptoms correlates inversely with subjective well-being, highlighting the importance of routine assessment of patient-reported measures.
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Depressive symptoms were associated with lower well-being in schizophrenia; hypothesis-generating, prospective studies needed before changing practice.
Mauriño et al. (2011) conducted a cross-sectional in Schizophrenia (n=97). Depressive symptoms was evaluated on Correlation between subjective well-being (SWN-K total score) and depressive symptoms (CDSS total score) (rho -0.59, p=<0.0001). The severity of depressive symptoms correlated inversely and significantly with subjective well-being in patients with schizophrenia (rho = -0.59, P < 0.0001).
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