Effects of systematic social skills training on rehabilitation in hospitalized chronic schizophrenia patients

Abstract

Objective To explore the impact of the systematic social skills training on recovery of in-patients with chronic schizophrenia. Methods A total of 78 cases of long-term hospitalized patients with chronic schizophrenia were randomly divided into intervention group and control group on the basis of random number table.The two groups received psychiatric routine therapy and nursing, and general entertainment therapy, and the patients in the intervention group received group social skills training for 12 weeks.IPROS and SSSI were respectively used to evaluate two groups before the intervention, trained for 12 weeks. Results After 12 weeks'of systematic social skills training, social function defect levels SSSI score in the intervention group was apparently higher than that in the control group, and the difference was significant (χ2=8.952, P<0.05). Compared with the control group (19.4±4.5)points, (16.5±4.7) points, (13.6±4.1)points, (5.5±3.1)points, (18.2±4.2)points, (73.2±16.3)points, in the intervention group public medical situation (10.3±5.5)points, life ability(12.1±5.7) points, social ability(6.2±3.5) points, antiseptic ability (3.3±3.3) points, concern and interest (9.6±4.5) points as well as the total score of IPROS (44.6±20.4), the differences were significant(t=7.760, 6, 188, 8.165, 2.568, 6.632, 8.259, all P<0.05). Compared with before intervention, each factor in IPROS and the total score in the intervention group had statistically significant differences (t=8.890, 7.923, 8.321, 3.195, 8.21, 9.852, all P<0.01). Conclusion The systematic social skills training can greatly promote the recovery of in-patients with chronic schizophrenia, improve their social skills and life qualities.Compared with control group, the social function of patients in the intervention group has recovered positively. Key words: Social skills training; Schizophrenia; Recovery