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| Insight, quality of life, and functional capacity in middle-aged and older adults with schizophrenia | | Author(s) | Ashley S Roseman, John Kasckow, Ian Fellows |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 23, no 7, July 2008 |
| Pages | pp 760-765 |
| Source | http://www.interscience.wiley.com |
| Keywords | Schizophrenia ; Cognitive processes ; Adjustment ; Quality of life ; Well being ; Evaluation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The quality of life (QoL) for individuals with schizophrenia is determined by a number of factors not limited to symptomatology. This study examined lack of insight as one such factor that may influence subjective QoL or functional capacity. It was hypothesised that insight would interact significantly with symptom severity to influence subjective QoL. Insight was not expected to influence the relation between symptom severity and functional capacity. Participants were American middle-aged and older outpatients who met diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia or schizophrenic disorder, and subsyndromal depression. Insight, psychopathology and subjective QoL were assessed via semi-structured interviews, and functional capacity was assessed via performance-based measures. Insight moderates the relation between negative symptom severity and subjective QoL for individuals with schizophrenia. Negative symptom severity contributes directly to functional capacity. Individuals with intact insight may be better able to manage their symptoms, resulting in improved QoL. Treatment implications for improving the QoL of middle-aged and older people with schizophrenia are discussed. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080808010 A |
| Classmark | ELK: DA: DR: F:59: D:F:5HH: 4C: 7T |
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