Quality of life and its association with psychiatric symptoms and socio-demographic characteristics among people with schizophrenia: A hospital-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To identify sociodemographic and illness-related factors associated with quality of life among people with Schizophrenia.

Methods

A hospital-based cross-sectional study design was employed among 351 people with schizophrenia and attending the followup service at Jimma University Medical Center, psychiatric clinic during the study period. Participants were recruited using a systematic random sampling method and a sample fraction of two was used after the first person was identified by a lottery method. Data entry was done using EpiData version 3.1 and then exported to Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 25 for analysis. Multiple regression analysis was used to determine the statistically significant association between quality of life and independent va

SUBMITTER: Desalegn D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7039432 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature