• 1. School of Nursing, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan 610083, P. R. China;
  • 2. Nursing Department, Chengdu Jinxin Psychiatric Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan 610011, P. R. China;
  • 3. Nursing Department, Dujiangyan Mental Health Center, Chengdu, Sichuan 611830, P. R. China;
  • 4. Nursing Department, the Fourth People’s Hospital of Pengzhou, Chengdu, Sichuan 611900, P. R. China;
  • 5. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Department, the Fourth People’s Hospital of Pengzhou, Chengdu, Sichuan 611900, P. R. China;
  • 6. Nursing Department, the Fourth People’s Hospital of Chengdu, Chengdu, Sichuan 610036, P. R. China;
WU Dongmei, Email: wudongmei_2001@163.com
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Objective  To explore the relationship between depression and quality of life in schizophrenic patients, and the mediating role of sleep quality and weakness. Methods  We selected inpatients with schizophrenia from 4 secondary and above psychiatric hospitals in Chengdu for questionnaire survey by convenient sampling method between March and July 2022. The questionnaires included general demographic data, disease-related questionnaire, Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Fried Frailty Phenotype (FFP) and Schizophrenia Quality of Life Scale (SQLS). Results  A total of 594 patients were included, including 373 males (62.8%) and 221 females (37.2%). The univariate analysis of the factors affecting the quality of life of the patients showed that there was no significant difference in the age, sex, only child or not, education level, course of schizophrenia, and combined medication (P>0.05), except for the family history of mental disorders (P<0.05). SQLS score was positively correlated with SDS score (r=0.635, P<0.001), PSQI score (r=0.402, P<0.001) and FFP score (r=0.327, P<0.001). The mediation of sleep quality and weakness on depression and quality of life are significant, and chain-mediated effect of depression and quality of life was significant. Conclusion  The depression level of schizophrenia patients can not only directly affect their quality of life, but also indirectly affect their quality of life through the mediation of sleep quality, weakness and chain mediation of sleep quality and weakness.

Citation: HOU Xiaofeng, MA Xiucheng, YANG Cui, JIAN Na, YAN Mao, GAN Qianjiao, TANG Xiaowei, WU Dongmei. Relationship between depression and quality of life in schizophrenic patients: chain mediating effect analysis. West China Medical Journal, 2023, 38(2): 240-245. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.202208020 Copy

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