Socio-demographic and clinical correlates of subjective quality of life among Nigerian outpatients with schizophrenia

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 209, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 320-325

  Adelufosi, A O ^a   Ogunwale, A ^b   Abayomi, O ^a   Mosanya, J T ^c  

^a Lautech Teaching Hospital   (Nigeria)

^b Neuropsychiatric Hospital   (Nigeria)

^c LAUTECH TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Medication adherence; Nigeria; Outpatients; Quality of life; Satisfaction with care; Schizophrenia; Social support

Indexed keywords

ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ENVIRONMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; NIGERIAN; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS;

MEDICATION ADHERENCE; NIGERIA; OUTPATIENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SATISFACTION WITH CARE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; OUTPATIENTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885471707     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2012.12.027     Document Type: Article

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