Psychosocial Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Patients With Schizophrenia and Their Caregivers.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to analyze the psychosocial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on 120 patients with schizophrenia, and their caregivers (control group), in the city of Arica, northern Chile. The hypotheses of this study hold that (1) self-reports of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic among patients and caregivers would be positively correlated, (2) caregivers would self-report a greater impact of the pandemic on their daily lives, and (3) patients infected with COVID-19 would experience lower levels of mental health improvement and higher levels of psychological distress. Hypotheses were tested using correlations, mean differences, and effect sizes (Cohen's d). The results showed that patients with schizophrenia who had been in quarantine for almost a year showed similar levels of

SUBMITTER: Caqueo-Urizar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8602112 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature