Home Care for Schizophrenia in Beijing Rural Area
- VernacularTitle:农村家庭病床在精神分裂症治疗康复中的作用
- Author:
Baohua WEI
;
Zhen ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
home care, schizophrenia, social function
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
2011;17(12):1191-1192
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the effect of home care on schizophrenia in rural area in Beijing. Methods A comparative study has been done between 36 patients in home care and 36 patients in hospital. All of the patients were tested with Positive and Negative Symptoms Scale (PANSS) before, 4 and 8 weeks after treatment and Social Disability Screening Scale (SDSS) at 6 months after treatment. Results The PANSS scores of two groups decreased significantly after the treatment (P<0.01). There was no significant difference in the effective rates between the home care group (69.4%) and the hospital group (66.7%). The SDSS scores of the home care group was significantly lower than the hospital group (P<0.01). Conclusion Home care provides an efficient approach to treat schizophrenia in rural community, and it can improve the social function of the patients.
