A Lobana1, S K Mattoo, D Basu, N Gupta. 1. Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To compare ratings of quality of life in patients with established schizophrenia in Chandigarh, India, in both subjective and objective view points and between patients' and relatives' ratings. METHOD: Subjective and objective quality of life was assessed in 38 patients with schizophrenia using the Quality of Life Interview - Brief Version and WHO Quality of Life - Bref scale. Key family members were also interviewed using the same scales. RESULTS: Subjective and objective quality of life are moderately well correlated (r = 0.43) and similar agreement was found between patients and relatives (r = 0.46). CONCLUSION: Although quality of life is characteristically measured with subjects, the use of objective measures of quality of life and key informants of patients provide useful proxy measures.
OBJECTIVE: To compare ratings of quality of life in patients with established schizophrenia in Chandigarh, India, in both subjective and objective view points and between patients' and relatives' ratings. METHOD: Subjective and objective quality of life was assessed in 38 patients with schizophrenia using the Quality of Life Interview - Brief Version and WHO Quality of Life - Bref scale. Key family members were also interviewed using the same scales. RESULTS: Subjective and objective quality of life are moderately well correlated (r = 0.43) and similar agreement was found between patients and relatives (r = 0.46). CONCLUSION: Although quality of life is characteristically measured with subjects, the use of objective measures of quality of life and key informants of patients provide useful proxy measures.
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