Influences of guided education training on quality of life of long-term inpatients with schizophrenia

Abstract

Objective To explore the influences of guided education training on quality of life of long-term inpatients with schizophrenia. Methods A total of 79 inpatients (at last one year for being hospitalized) with schizophrenia were divided into control group (routine treatment and nursing) and observation group (routine treatment and nursing combined with guided education rehabilitation training) according to random number table method from April 2013 to March 2014. Patients between two groups were evaluated with insight and treatment attitude questionnaire (ITAQ), scale of social function for psychosis in-patients (SSFPI), social support rating scale (SSRS), generic quality of life inventory (GQOLI) one day before intervention and twelve, twenty-four weeks after intervention. Results Twelve weeks after intervention, quality of life of patients in observation group was higher than that in control group with a significant difference (P 0.05). Twenty-four weeks after intervention, the scores of ITAQ, SSFPI, SSRS, GQOLI in observation group were better than those in control group with significant differences (P<0.05). Conclusions The guided education training can effectively improve the quality of life of long-term inpatients with schizophrenia. Key words: Schizophrenia; Quality of life; Guided education training