Effects of behavior training on the rehabilitation of homeless patients with schizophrenia

Abstract

Objective To explore the effect of behavior training on the rehabilitation of homeless patients with schizophrenia .Methods Totals of 72 homeless patients with schizophrenia were randomly divided into study group and control group with 36 cases in each group .Both groups received the routine treatment and care, and the study group received behavior training in addition .The Nurse Observation Scale for Inpatient Evaluation（NOSIE）and the Quality of Life Questionnaire for Psychiatric patients （QOL-P）were used to evaluate the rehabilitation effectiveness before and 8 weeks after behavior training .Results There were no differences in NOSIE and QOL-P scores in patients before behavior training （ P 〉0.05 ）.While 8 weeks after behavior training, NOSIE scores of personal hygiene （19.06 ±3.15）,social interest （16.89 ±2.64） and social competence （20.11 ±2.79）in study group were higher than（14.44 ±2.71）,（12.28 ±2.71）,（13.67 ±2.22） in control group,and the differences were statistically significant （t=6.656,7.314,10.086,respectively;P〈0.01）.Irritation（12.00 ±3.28）and retardation（8.61 ±2.78）scores were significantly lower than （17.33 ± 2.99）,（14.00 ±2.53）in control group（t=7.218,8.602,respectively;P〈0.01）.The total score of QOL-P （54.58 ±8.77） in study group was lower than （77.78 ±5.49） in control group,and the difference was statistically significant（t=13.443,P〈0.01）.Conclusions Behavior training helps to improve the life ability and social function of homeless patients with schizophrenia .It has a positive effect for enhancing the quality of life of patients and promoting the rehabilitation of the disease. Key words: Schizophrenia; Behavior training; Homeless persons; Nursing intervention