Rayan Ahmad, Obiedate Khaldoon
1 Ahmad Rayan, PhD, Zarqa University, Zarqa, Jordan.
2 Khaldoon Obiedate, RN, MSN, CNS, Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan.
J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc. 2017 Nov/Dec;23(6):404-413. doi: 10.1177/1078390317710498. Epub 2017 Jun 1.
Addressing the quality of life (QOL) of patients with schizophrenia is of special importance in the Arab world, where little knowledge is available about their well-being, and most of them experience stigma and living in poverty.
The purpose of this study was to examine the association of sociodemographic characteristics, severity of depressive symptoms, and various aspects of public stigma against mental illness, with QOL among Jordanian patients with schizophrenia.
In this descriptive correlational study, 160 Jordanian outpatients diagnosed with schizophrenia completed measures of demographic characteristics, perceived public stigma against mental illness, severity of depression, and QOL.
Participants had poor QOL. Age, marital status, relapse, education level, stigma against mental illness, and severity of depression were significantly associated with QOL among Jordanian patients with schizophrenia. Data analysis revealed that the severity of depression accounted for an additional 27% of the variance above and beyond the 36.7% accounted for by age of the participants and perceived public stigma against mental illness.
Health care professionals should develop culturally competent nursing practice considering the specific factors associated with QOL among Arab patients with schizophrenia.
在阿拉伯世界，关注精神分裂症患者的生活质量（QOL）尤为重要，因为人们对他们的幸福状况知之甚少，而且他们中的大多数人都遭受耻辱并生活贫困。
本研究的目的是探讨社会人口学特征、抑郁症状严重程度以及公众对精神疾病的各种污名化方面与约旦精神分裂症患者生活质量之间的关联。
在这项描述性相关性研究中，160名被诊断为精神分裂症的约旦门诊患者完成了人口统计学特征、公众对精神疾病的感知污名、抑郁严重程度和生活质量的测量。
参与者的生活质量较差。年龄、婚姻状况、复发情况、教育水平、对精神疾病的污名以及抑郁严重程度与约旦精神分裂症患者的生活质量显著相关。数据分析显示，抑郁严重程度在参与者年龄和公众对精神疾病的感知污名所解释的36.7%的方差之外，又额外解释了27%的方差。
医疗保健专业人员应考虑与阿拉伯精神分裂症患者生活质量相关的特定因素，制定具有文化胜任力的护理实践。
