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      Avaliação da qualidade de vida e percepção de mudança em pacientes com esquizofrenia Translated title: Assessment of quality of life and perception of change in patients with schizophrenia

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          OBJETIVO: Investigar os fatores associados à qualidade de vida (QV) em pacientes com esquizofrenia, em particular a percepção de mudanças pelo próprio paciente, em função do tratamento recebido em serviços de saúde mental. MÉTODO: O estudo foi conduzido em Divinópolis (MG), com pacientes atendidos no Serviço de Referência em Saúde Mental. Foram realizadas entrevistas individuais estruturadas com a aplicação da Escala de Qualidade de Vida (QLS-BR), Escala de Mudança Percebida (EMP) e questionário sociodemográfico e clínico. Foram conduzidas três análises de regressão linear múltipla, para determinar a importância relativa dos fatores preditores da QV. RESULTADOS: Participaram deste estudo 72 pacientes, sendo a maioria do sexo masculino (59,7%), com diagnóstico de esquizofrenia paranoide (87,5%). A QV dos pacientes enquadrou-se na categoria de considerável prejuízo, com um escore médio global de 3,64. A média global das mudanças percebidas pelos pacientes foi de 2,46. Os principais preditores de melhor QV foram: em primeiro lugar, o escore global de mudança percebida e os escores das subescalas "Aspectos psicológicos e sono" e "Ocupação e saúde física". Outros três preditores foram: estar trabalhando, tomar a medicação sozinho e fazer uso de medicação apenas do tipo oral. CONCLUSÃO: A percepção de mudanças pelo próprio paciente, em função do tratamento, é um fator preditivo importante da QV.

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          OBJECTIVE: To investigate the factors associated to the quality of life (QOL) of patients with schizophrenia, specially their own perception of changes as a result of treatment received in mental health services. METHOD: The study was conducted in Divinópolis (MG), with patients attending the Reference Service for Mental Health. Individual structured interviews were conducted in order to apply the Quality of Life Scale (QLS-BR), the Scale of Perceived Change (EMP) and socio-demographic and clinical questionnaire. Three multiple linear regression analysis were performed in order to determine the relative contributions of differents predictors of QOL. RESULTS: Participated in this study 72 patients, mostly males (59.7%), diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia (87.5%). The patients' QOL fitted into the category of considerable damage, with a global average score of 3.64. The global average score of perceived changes was 2.46. The main predictors of better QOL were: firstly, the global score of perceived change and two subscales scores of "Psychological aspects and sleeping condition" and "Occupation and physical health". Other three predictors were: to be working, to take medication by oneself and to use only oral type medication. CONCLUSION: The patients perceived changes due to treatment outcome, is an important predictive factor of patients' QOL.

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          Quality of life is the subject of growing interest and investigation. To develop and validate a short, self-report quality of life questionnaire (the Schizophrenia Quality of Life Scale, SQLS). People with schizophrenia in Liverpool were recruited via the NHS. Items, generated from in-depth interviews, were developed into an 80-item self-report questionnaire. Data were factor analysed, and a shorter form measure was tested for reliability and validity. This measure was administered together with other self-report measures--SF-36, GHQ-12 and HADS--to assess validity. Data were analysed to produce a final 30-item questionnaire, comprising three scales ('psychosocial', 'motivation and energy', and 'symptoms and side-effects') addressing different SQLS dimensions. Internal consistency reliability of the scale was found to be satisfactory. There was a high level of association with relevant SF-36, GHQ-12 and HADS scores. The SQLS was completed within 5-10 minutes. It possesses internal reliability and construct validity, and promises to be a useful tool for the evaluation of new treatment regimes for people with schizophrenia.
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            Quality of life in patients with schizophrenia in five European countries: the EPSILON study.

            To compare subjective quality of life (QOL) and objective QOL indicators in patients with schizophrenia from five European sites: Amsterdam, Copenhagen, London, Santander and Verona. A representative sample of 404 patients with schizophrenia, in contact with mental health services, was randomly selected and evaluated with the Lancashire Quality of Life Profile (EU). The level of satisfaction in certain domains, religion, family and social relations appears to be associated with local style of living and culture while work, finances, and safety were more independent from local variations. In addition to the severity of symptoms, frequency of contacts with family, friendship and age appear as predictors of QOL, all of them influenced by the characteristics of the surroundings. The centres participating in the study presented differences in subjective measures of QOL, objective indicators and also in service provision and styles of living.
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              Comparison of quality of life with standard of living in schizophrenic out-patients.

              Standard of living reflects the objective dimension of how well the basic needs of life are met, while quality of life is the patient's own subjective view of well-being and satisfaction with her/his life. Sixty-one schizophrenic out-patients completed self-report inventories and participated in interviews about quality of life and standard of living. When living standards were met by a well functioning social service system, patients' perceptions of their quality of life and their standard of living appeared to be independent. Subsequent analyses revealed that 'inner experiences' was one quality-of-life domain frequently reported as unsatisfactory. Moreover, differences in quality of life were found across patients' age, education, and work status.
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                Journal
                jbpsiq
                Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria
                J. bras. psiquiatr.
                Instituto de Psiquiatria da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil )
                0047-2085
                1982-0208
                2010
                : 59
                : 4
                : 293-301
                Affiliations
                [01] orgnameUniversidade Federal de São João del-Rei orgdiv1Departamento de Psicologia orgdiv2Laboratório de Pesquisa em Saúde Mental
                Article
                S0047-20852010000400005 S0047-2085(10)05900405
                4f70891e-f285-4722-9b87-b1067a768b37

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

                History
                : 25 May 2010
                : 21 October 2010
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                esquizofrenia,mental health services,schizophrenia,outcome assessment,Quality of life,serviços de saúde mental,avaliação de resultados,Qualidade de vida

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