The concept of life quality has lon

The concept of life quality has long been considered an important aspect of mental health.
The interest in studying quality of life in persons with schizophrenia started as concern was
increasing about the role played by the chronically mentally ill in the community. The aims of this
study were to measure Quality of Life (QOL) in schizophrenic patients, then explain adverse
events that significantly affect them, and to identify the socio-demographic and clinical factors'
impact on the QOL. A case control study, 40 schizophrenic patients and equal number of
companions of medical patients in Duhok City were interviewed using the Arabic version of the
WHOQOL-BREF instrument which includes 4 domains: physical health, psychological health,
social relationships and environment, and also assesses 2 items. The overall QOL and general
health. The total duration of the study was 8 months (from 20/12/2006 to 20/8/2007) and the SPSS
program was used for data analysis. The present study revealed high significant difference between
the patients and the control group in the 4 domains and the item of the general health (p-value =
0,000), and a weak significant difference between the 2 groups in the item of the overall QOL (pvalue
= 0.056). It is concluded that the schizophrenic patients showed lower QOL than the controls
in the 4 domains: physical health, psychological health, social relationships and environment and
lower satisfaction with general health and lower rating, although weak significant, of the overall
QOL

Results (Arabic) 1:

The concept of life quality has long been considered an important aspect of mental health.The interest in studying quality of life in persons with schizophrenia started as concern wasincreasing about the role played by the chronically mentally ill in the community. The aims of thisstudy were to measure Quality of Life (QOL) in schizophrenic patients, then explain adverseevents that significantly affect them, and to identify the socio-demographic and clinical factors'impact on the QOL. A case control study, 40 schizophrenic patients and equal number ofcompanions of medical patients in Duhok City were interviewed using the Arabic version of theWHOQOL-BREF instrument which includes 4 domains: physical health, psychological health,social relationships and environment, and also assesses 2 items. The overall QOL and generalhealth. The total duration of the study was 8 months (from 20/12/2006 to 20/8/2007) and the SPSSprogram was used for data analysis. The present study revealed high significant difference betweenthe patients and the control group in the 4 domains and the item of the general health (p-value =0,000), and a weak significant difference between the 2 groups in the item of the overall QOL (pvalue= 0.056). It is concluded that the schizophrenic patients showed lower QOL than the controlsin the 4 domains: physical health, psychological health, social relationships and environment andأقل رضا عن الصحة العامة وانخفاض التصنيف، على الرغم من ضعف كبير، من إجماليقل

Results (Arabic) 2:

وقد اعتبر مفهوم جودة الحياة لفترة طويلة جانبا هاما من جوانب الصحة العقلية.
والاهتمام في دراسة نوعية الحياة في الأشخاص الذين يعانون من مرض انفصام الشخصية التي كما كان قلقا
يتزايد بشأن الدور الذي تقوم به مختل عقليا مزمنة في المجتمع. أهداف هذا
كانت دراسة لقياس نوعية الحياة (QOL) في مرضى الفصام، ثم شرح السلبية
الأحداث التي تؤثر عليهم بشكل كبير، والتعرف على العوامل الاجتماعية والديموغرافية والسريرية "
تأثير على QOL. دراسة الحالات والشواهد، 40 مرضى الفصام وعدد متساو من
أجريت مقابلات مع أصحاب المرضى في دهوك مدينة باستخدام النسخة العربية من
أداة WHOQOL-BREF التي تضم 4 مجالات: الصحة البدنية والصحة النفسية،
العلاقات الاجتماعية، والبيئة، وكذلك يقيم 2 العناصر. وQOL الشاملة والعامة
الصحة. كانت المدة الإجمالية لهذه الدراسة 8 أشهر (من 20/12/2006 إلى 20/8/2007) وSPSS
تم استخدام برنامج لتحليل البيانات. وكشفت هذه الدراسة فارقا كبيرا عال بين
المرضى والمجموعة الضابطة في المجالات (4) وبند الصحة العامة (ع القيمة =
0000)، وفرق كبير ضعيفة بين المجموعات 2 في بند من بنود QOL العامة ( قيمة احتمالية
= 0.056). وخلص إلى أن مرضى الفصام أظهر QOL أقل من الضوابط
في المجالات 4: الصحة البدنية والصحة النفسية، والعلاقات الاجتماعية والبيئة و
انخفاض الرضا عن الصحة العامة وانخفاض تصنيف، على الرغم من ضعف كبيرة، من مجمل
QOL