Employment and its relationship with functionality and quality of life in patients with schizophrenia: EGOFORS Study

Abstract The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between work/study status and symptom severity, functionality and quality of life (QoL) in schizophrenia patients. Methods Two-hundred and ninety-five chronic schizophrenia patients from 11 centres were included in the study. Symptom...

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Published in:European psychiatry 2012-08, Vol.27 (6), p.422-425
Main Authors: Üçok, A, Gorwood, P, Karadayı, G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Antipsychotic Agents - therapeutic use
Biological and medical sciences
Employment
Employment - psychology
Female
Functionality
Humans
Internal Medicine
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Personal Satisfaction
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychoses
Quality of Life - psychology
Remission
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia - drug therapy
Schizophrenic Psychology
Severity of Illness Index
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Summary:Abstract The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between work/study status and symptom severity, functionality and quality of life (QoL) in schizophrenia patients. Methods Two-hundred and ninety-five chronic schizophrenia patients from 11 centres were included in the study. Symptom severity was measured with Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale for schizophrenia. QoL and functionality was assessed with Global Assessment of Functioning Scale, Quality of Life Scale, Personal and Social Performance Scale, Psychosocial Remission in Schizophrenia Scale, Functional Recovery Scale in Schizophrenia, Performance-Based Skills Assessment-Brief Version and Subjective Well-being under Neuroleptics Scales. Results Two-third of the participants ( n = 194) were unemployed. Forty (13.6%) of the participants were involved in full-time work/study, 29 (9.8%) people were involved in part-time work/study, 13 (4.4%) people were engaged in work/study below 50% of the time, but their job was classified as regular and independent. Those who work/study had lower symptoms, better functioning and higher levels of QoL. Also those who work/study full-time displayed better results on these measures than the participants involved in part-time work/study. Age, education, severity of negative symptoms, gender and duration of remission were found to be related to employment status in the logistic regression analysis. Conclusions Our findings suggest that work/study status is an important component of functionality.
ISSN:0924-9338
1778-3585
DOI:10.1016/j.eurpsy.2011.01.014