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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

The Association of Social Support and Symptomatic Remission among Community-Dwelling Schizophrenia Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Chi-Hsuan Fan, Shih-Chieh Hsu, Fei-Hsiu Hsiao, Chia-Ming Chang, Chia-Yih Liu, Yu-Ming Lai, Yu-Ting Chen

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Chi-Hsuan FanDepartment of Nursing, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan.
Shih-Chieh HsuDepartment of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan.
Fei-Hsiu HsiaoSchool of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei City 100, Taiwan.
Chia-Ming ChangDepartment of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan.
Chia-Yih LiuDepartment of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan.
Yu-Ming LaiSchool of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan.
Yu-Ting ChenDepartment of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-3789-1244

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Schizophrenia is a mental disease that often leads to chronicity. Social support could reduce the severity of psychotic symptoms; therefore, its influence on remission should be examined. This study investigated the remission rates in community-dwelling schizophrenia patients and examined the association between social support and remission status. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 129 schizophrenia patients in Taiwan. Remission rates were evaluated, and the level of social support, clinical characteristics, sociodemographic variables, and healthy lifestyle status were compared between the remission and nonremission groups. The association between social support and remission was analyzed after adjusting for confounding factors. The mean illness duration is 12.9 years. More than 95% of the participants lived with their families, 63% were unemployed, and 43% achieved remission. Higher social support was observed in the remission group, and a significant correlation was observed between family domain of social support and remission status. Family support was a protective factor of symptomatic remission in community-dwelling schizophrenia patients in Taiwan. The results reflect the effects of a family-centered culture on patients during illness. Consequently, reinforcing family relationships and the capacity of families to manage the symptoms of patients and providing support to families are recommended.

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SchizophreniaCross-Sectional StudiesHumansIndependent LivingPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesSchizophrenic PsychologySocial SupportTaiwancommunityfamily supportschizophreniasocial supportsymptomatic remissionTaiwan

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PMID33918873
PMCPMC8070210

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