• Mental Health Centre, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
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Objective To explore family care and its influence on the life quality of schizophrenia patients. Methods Between September 2011 and March 2012, 101 schizophrenia patients were investigated with Questionnaire of Family Care and Quality of Life Inventory and were divided into two groups in order to compare their life quality. According to the scores of Questionnaire of Family Care, 56 subjects were in support group and 45 subjects were in control group. Results Among the 101 patients, 55.45% had good family care and 44.55% had not. In the support group, there was no significant correlation between family care and life quality in the first month and the third month (r=0.023, P=0.894; r=-0.072, P=0.587), while there was a significant correlation between family care and life quality in the sixth month (r=-0.322, P=0.032). In the control group, there was no significant differences in the score of family care and life quality in the first, third and sixth month (r=0.021, P=0.893; r=0.114, P=0.482; r=1.863, P=0.226). Conclusion Long-term family care is significantly correlated with the life quality of schizophrenia patients. If schizophrenic patients get more poor family care, they will have lower life quality. It's important to create a good and comfortable environment for the patients.

Citation: HUANGXiu-mei, HUANGXue-hua, HUANGLi-juan, HUANGXia. Influence of Family Care on the Life Quality of Schizophrenic Patients. West China Medical Journal, 2014, 29(12): 2275-2278. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.20140688 Copy

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