Quality of life assessment of patients with schizophrenic spectrum disorders from Psychosocial Care Centers

objective: Assessing the quality of life and the clinical and social-demographic factors associated in schizophrenic spectrum patients (ICD-10 F20-F29) attending CAPS at the programmatic area 3.0. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in a sample of schizophrenic spectrum patients who have been enrolled in 2008 in CAPS in programmatic area (AP) 3 at Rio de Janeiro city, using MINIPLUS to assess schizophrenia spectrum disorder and use of psychoactive substances, Positive and Negative Symptoms Scale (PANSS) to assess psychiatric symptoms and Quality of Life Scale (QLS-BR) to assess the quality of life. results: Seventy nine patients were included, of whom 74 (93.7%) presented some impairment in quality of life. The most frequently affected area was occuRecebido em 19/12/2010 Aprovado em 14/3/2011 1 Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Instituto de Estudos em Saúde Coletiva (IESC). 2 Columbia University, New York/USA. 3 Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Departamento de Psiquiatria e Medicina Legal (IPUB). Endereço para correspondência: Tatiana Fernandes Carpinteiro da Silva Rua Professor Hermes de Lima, 264/301, Recreio – 22795-065 – Rio de Janeiro, RJ E-mail: [email protected] Palavras-chave Esquizofrenia, qualidade de vida, serviços de saúde mental, sintomas psíquicos.