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Schizophrenia Cognitive impairment Cognitive function Quality of life
  
     
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
   
 
 
 
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Correlation between cognitive impairment and quality of life among schizophrenia patients
   
 
   
   
     
Pornpilin Wongthanakarn
Master’s degree student, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
Woraphat Ratta-apha
Assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
Panate Pukrittayakamee
Assistant professor,Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
Sucheera Phattharayuttawat
Associate professor, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to examine the correlation between cognitive impairment and quality of life in schizophrenia.


Materials and Methods: The data were collected using an individual interview and two questionnaires, The Montreal Cognitive Assessment Thai version and WHOQOL - BREF - THAI, then analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistics. The sample consisted of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia and followed up at the Psychiatric Outpatient or Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Community Unit, Siriraj Hospital, between March-August 2021. One hundred fifteen patients were derived from the statistic calculation. Nevertheless, due to the Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) epidemic, the number of samples decreased by only 48 cases (41.73%) that could be collected.


Results: After analyzing the correlation between cognitive function and quality of life in each domain, significantly positive correlations were found between attention domain (r=0.350, p<0.05), recall domain (r=0.306, p<0.05) of cognitive function, overall cognitive function (r=0.286, p<0.05) and environmental quality of life. Moreover, visuospatial and executive function (r=0.316, p<0.05) and attention (r=0.316, p<0.05) domains of cognitive function were positively correlated to psychological quality of life. In addition, there was a positive correlation between overall cognitive function (r=0.285, p<0.05), attention domain (r=0.361, p<0.05), and overall quality of life.


Conclusion: The results found that cognitive impairment can impact the patient's quality of life. Thus, some psychosocial treatments focusing on these deficits, such as cognitive remediation and social cognition training, are applicable for improving the cognition and psychosocial functions of patients, which impact the quality of life.

  
     
     
 
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  Wongthanakarn, P., Ratta-apha, W., Pukrittayakamee, P., & Phattharayuttawat, S. (2023). Correlation between cognitive impairment and quality of life among schizophrenia patients. Journal of Charoenkrung Pracharak Hospital, 19(1), 52–62. Retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JCP/article/view/260819  
     

 
 
     
     
 
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Woraphat Ratta-apha, Assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

Assistant professor,Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

Panate Pukrittayakamee, Assistant professor,Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

Assistant professor,Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

Sucheera Phattharayuttawat, Associate professor, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

Associate professor, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

  

 
 
     
     
     
 

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