The Relationship between Quality of Life and Marital Status in Patients with Schizophrenia

精神分裂症病人的生活品質與婚姻滿意度之關係

黃玉梅(Yu-Mei Huang)；王振世(Chen-Shih Wang)

精神分裂病 ； 生活品質 ； 婚姻滿意度 ； 婚姻狀況 ； Schizophrenia ； quality of life ； marital satisfaction ； marital status

台灣精神醫學

27卷2期（2013 / 06 / 01）

121 - 130+III

英文

Objective: The purposes of this study were to investigate the difference in the quality of life (QoL) between married and single patients with schizophrenia, and to explore the relationship between QoL and marital satisfaction of the married patients. Methods: Totally,100 single patients and married patients with schizophrenia were sampled using purposive sampling method. We collected data with QoL questionnaire, Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF), Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS), WHOQOL-BREF (Taiwanese version), and Marital Satisfaction Scale for Schizophrenia (MSSS). Chi-squared test, multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA), Pearson product-moment correlation, canonical correlation, and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the data. Results: A significantly positive correlation was found between QoL and marital satisfaction of married patients (p ＜ 0.05). The better social connection was in their QoL, the more satisfaction in all aspects of their marriage status. Conclusion: A positive correlation was found between QoL and marital satisfaction of married patients. Among all aspects of the quality of life, the social-relationship aspect was the most effective factor for predicting their marital satisfaction.

Objective: The purposes of this study were to investigate the difference in the quality of life (QoL) between married and single patients with schizophrenia, and to explore the relationship between QoL and marital satisfaction of the married patients. Methods: Totally,100 single patients and married patients with schizophrenia were sampled using purposive sampling method. We collected data with QoL questionnaire, Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF), Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS), WHOQOL-BREF (Taiwanese version), and Marital Satisfaction Scale for Schizophrenia (MSSS). Chi-squared test, multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA), Pearson product-moment correlation, canonical correlation, and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the data. Results: A significantly positive correlation was found between QoL and marital satisfaction of married patients (p ＜ 0.05). The better social connection was in their QoL, the more satisfaction in all aspects of their marriage status. Conclusion: A positive correlation was found between QoL and marital satisfaction of married patients. Among all aspects of the quality of life, the social-relationship aspect was the most effective factor for predicting their marital satisfaction.

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