ArticleSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2016
Religion involvement and quality of life in patients with schizophrenia in Latin America.
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- The Role of Spirituality and Religiosity in the Maintenance and Recovery of Psychosis: A Systematic Review.Early intervention in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Systematic review of global functioning and quality of life in people with psychotic disorders.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2019Pooled it
- Indigenous Women Diagnosed with Schizophrenia: The Role of Ethnicity in Their Subjective Recovery.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
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- Associations between perceived environmental pollution and health-related quality of life in a Chinese adult population.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2020Article
- The Relationship Between Religious Beliefs and Quality of Life Among Patients With Multiple Sclerosis.Journal of religion and health · 2017Article
- Domains of quality of life freely expressed by cancer patients and their caregivers: contribution of the SEIQoL.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2017Article
- Caregiver's quality of life and its positive impact on symptomatology and quality of life of patients with schizophrenia.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of the study was to explore the relationship between religion involvement (RI) and quality of life (QoL) in patients with schizophrenia from three countries in Latin America, while considering key confounding factors such as socio-demographic and clinical characteristics.
methodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted in the public mental health services in La Paz, Bolivia; Arica, Chile; and Tacna, Peru. The data collected included RI, socio-demographic information, clinical characteristics, type of treatment and QoL using the S-QoL 18 questionnaire. A multivariate analysis using multiple linear regressions was performed to determine variables associated with QoL levels.
resultsTwo hundred and fifty-three patients with schizophrenia were enrolled in our study. Significant positive associations were found between RI and QoL (the S-QoL 18 index: β = 0.13; p = 0.048; autonomy dimension: β = 0.15; p = 0.027). Other socio-cultural and economic factors were also associated with low QoL level: being a woman, older patient, low education level and being Aymara. Severity of the psychotic symptoms was associated to a lower QoL for all the dimension (β from 0.15 to 0.31), except for the resilience.
conclusionOur study found that socio-cultural and economic factors including RI were associated with QoL in patients with schizophrenia in Latin America, suggesting that these factors may influence positively health outcome. However, these relationships were moderate in strength, especially in comparison to symptoms severity which remained the most important features associated with QoL.
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