Psychiatria Danubina, Vol. 29 No. 1, 2017.
Original scientific paper
QUALITY OF LIFE OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM SCHIZOPHRENIA, PSORIASIS AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES
Tija Žarković Palijan
; University Centre of Forensic Science, University of Split, Split, Croatia; Neuropsychiatric Hospital ‘Dr. Ivan Barbot’, Popovača, Croatia
Dražen Kovačević
; University Centre of Forensic Science, University of Split, Split, Croatia; Neuropsychiatric Hospital ‘Dr. Ivan Barbot’, Popovača, Croatia
Mirela Vlastelica
; School of Medicine, University of Split, Split, Croatia; Private Psychiatric Office, Split, Croatia
Elizabeta Dadić-Hero
; Public Health, Department of Psychiatry, Rijeka, Croatia
Marijana Sarilar
; Neuropsychiatric Hospital ‘Dr. Ivan Barbot’, Popovača, Croatia
Abstract
Background: Studies have addressed the impact of chronic diseases and their treatment on quality of life (Qol), but the relative
impact of different chronic conditions on patients’ level of subjective functioning is mostly unknown. Stigma is associated with poor
Qol in various chronic diseases. The aim of this study was to compare the quality of life of people suffering from schizophrenia with
the quality of life of patients with psoriasis and physical disabilities.
Subjects and methods: Study was conducted on a sample of 88 persons suffering from schizophrenia, 60 persons with physical
disabilities and 57 persons with psoriasis. All three groups completed The Scale of Life-Quality assessment.
Results: Persons suffering from schizophrenia were less satisfied with their education level and social life. They were less
satisfied with life if continued the same as present than persons with physical disabilities and people suffering from psoriasis.
However, persons suffering from schizophrenia have higher expectations for the future than persons with physical disabilities and
people suffering from psoriasis.
Conclusions: Our results show lower quality of life in the group of patients with schizophrenia in comparisons with group with
physical disabilities and psoriasis, which indicates that it is necessary, not only to make the treatment of schizophrenia more
successful, but also to improve the process of rehabilitation and social reintegration in order to increase the quality of life of people
with schizophrenia.
Keywords
quality of life; schizophrenia; physical disability; psoriasis
Hrčak ID:
178605
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Publication date:
20.3.2017.
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