aim and background: schizophrenia is a chronic psychiatric disorder. the positive and negative symptoms are not only important in the prognosis of the disease but also affect the quality of life among the patients. therefore, the present survey aimed to determine the relationship between positive and negative symptoms and quality of life among schizophrenic patients in sina hospital in juneqan....

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background : schizophrenia requires a large share of medical resources due to its early onset and chronic and severe nature. compliance therapy is a therapy specifically designed to improve concordance with treatment for those with major mental illnesses. the aim of present study was to determine whether compliance therapy...

objective: the aim of present research was to compare the quality of life in caregivers of acute and chronic schizophrenic patients. methods: considering the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 30 participants were selected through purposive sampling method among the caregivers of acute and chronic schizophrenic patients. the sample answered to who quality of life (whoqol-100) and demographic que...

Objective: The aim of present research was to compare the quality of life in caregivers of acute and chronic schizophrenic patients. Methods: Considering the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 30 participants were selected through purposive sampling method among the caregivers of acute and chronic schizophrenic patients. The sample answered to WHO Quality Of Life (WHOQOL-100) and demographic ...

Background: Schizophrenia is a disorder with psychotic symptoms that severely affects personal performance. Assessing problem- focused strategies and quality of life (QoL) in patients with schizophrenia may help the clinicians to use appropriate interventions. This study was conducted to find the relationship between problem-focused coping strategies and quality of life in schizophrenic patient...

Middle East Current Psychiatry 2011, 18:72–77 Introduction In Arab countries, epidemiological data about the ways of coping with general day stresses in schizophrenic patients and their quality of life are scarce. This study sought to determine whether there was a difference in ways of coping with stress and quality of life of schizophrenic patients attending the Baljurashi Psychiatric Hospital...

background health-related quality of life (hrqol) is used as a measure to valuate healthcare interventions and guide policy making. the euroqol eq-5d is a widely used generic preference-based instrument to measure health-related quality of life. objectives the objective of this study was to develop a value set of the eq-5d health states for an iranian population. patients and methods this study...

background: schizophrenia is a disorder with psychotic symptoms that severely affects personal performance. assessing problem- focused strategies and quality of life (qol) in patients with schizophrenia may help the clinicians to use appropriate interventions. this study was conducted to find the relationship between problem-focused coping strategies and quality of life in schizophrenic patient...