Impact of Quality of Life and Persistent Problems Among Schizophrenia Patients at Psychiatric Hospital in a Selected City

Abstract

Introduction: Schizophrenia is a severe, persistent mental illness associated with substantial disability. Many genes have the same patterns of inheritance, and genetic predisposition interacts with environmental influences. Dopamine system, in particular, has been linked to several neurotransmitter systems. Materials and method: A descriptive study design is used in the research. The study was conducted at selected psychiatric hospitals. The population included schizophrenic patients. The total population size is 40. Probability sampling technique was used for recruiting samples for the study. Results: Area wise distribution of mean, SD and of quality of life among schizophrenia patients shows that the overall mean score was (69.05 ± 6.95). The assessment of quality of life among schizophrenia patients at selected psychiatric hospital indicates that the patients had a good score which is higher. Conclusion: A descriptive research design was used to assess the impact of quality of life and persistent problems among schizophrenia patients admitted in selected psychiatric hospitals. The data were collected from total 40 schizophrenia patient by simple random sampling method with the help of a check list.