Uka Fitim, Konjufca Jon, Ramadani Fjolla, Arënliu Aliriza, Bërxulli Dashamir, Jovanović Nikolina, Russo Manuela
Department of Psychology, University of Pristina "Hasan Prishtina", Prishtina, Kosovo.
Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom.
Front Psychiatry. 2023 Jul 26;14:1135385. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1135385. eCollection 2023.
The current study aims to identify meaningful psychotic patients' profiles by examining certain combinations of patient's demographic and socio-economic variables (sex, age, marital status, number of children, cohabitant and level of education). Moreover, we aim to assess whether there is any significant effect of class membership (profile) on negative symptoms, health state, and quality of life among psychotic patients. A convenience sample of 103 patients (age: , = 1.75), was drawn from the clinical populations of Kosovo. Demographic and socio-economic data was obtained through individual interviews, meanwhile a battery of questionnaires was used to assess negative symptoms, mental health, and quality of life of patients. The 4-class solution was selected as the best fitting model and used in subsequent analyses. Results indicated a significant effect of class membership on health state, quality of life and negative symptoms. Practical implications are discussed.
本研究旨在通过检查患者的人口统计学和社会经济变量(性别、年龄、婚姻状况、子女数量、同居者和教育水平)的某些组合来识别有意义的精神病患者概况。此外,我们旨在评估类别归属(概况)对精神病患者的阴性症状、健康状况和生活质量是否有任何显著影响。从科索沃的临床人群中抽取了103名患者的便利样本(年龄:,=1.75)。通过个人访谈获得人口统计学和社会经济数据,同时使用一系列问卷来评估患者的阴性症状、心理健康和生活质量。选择四类别解决方案作为最佳拟合模型并用于后续分析。结果表明类别归属对健康状况、生活质量和阴性症状有显著影响。讨论了实际意义。