Abstract
Introduction: Quality of life is an important assessment domain in acute and remitted phase of schizophrenia. However considering the view of poor social adjustment and neuropsychological deficits even in prepsychotic phase of illness, it would be important to know how the patients performed on quality of life domains before the onset of symptoms in schizophrenia.
Materials and Methods: A retrospective study was conducted with population of 25 male and 25 female patients of schizophrenia. The study was hospital based and cross sectional assessment of quality of life (QoL) was done prior to onset of illness during best six months of functioning prior to 5 years of onset of illness in both population groups.
Results: QOL was assessed by WHO QOL-BREF in four different domains. In all the domains, no significant difference was found (Domain1, p=.24, Domain 2, p=.71, Domain 3, p=.42, Domain 4, p=.53).
Conclusions: There was no difference in quality of life in male and female patients of schizophrenia before onset of psychotic symptoms. So it can be regarded as quality of life is a different construct and is not solely dependent on neuropsychological deficits or social dysfunction especially prior to onset of symptoms of schizophrenia.
Keywords: Quality of Life (QoL) before onset of psychosis, WHOQOL-BREF, Schizophrenia.
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Corresponding Author
CRJ Khess- MD (Psychiatry)
Professor of Psychiatry, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi- 834006, India
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v7i2.147
