Adherence and Quality of Life in People With Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder

Psychiatrische Dienste Graubuenden

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Quality of Life; Schizophrenia; Schizoaffective Disorder

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01769014

KEK-ZH-Nr.2012-0178

Details and patient eligibility

About

It is the goal of this study adherence and quality of life in a population of people suffering from schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder and to analyze if these factors are influenced by treatment, support, social services, and residential treatment. The study population is drawn from the the cantons Glarus and Graubunden as well as Liechtenstein.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder
• 18 - 65 years old
• treated in the PDGR within the past 19 years

Exclusion criteria

• organic brain disorder
• alcohol or drug dependence
• low intelligence
• unable to give consent
• no legal competency
• lacking knowledge of German language
• current psychiatric inpatient treatment