Comparative Analysis of Several Methods to Quality of Life In Schizophrenia In Nepal

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine assessments of quality of life in patients with developed schizophrenia in Dhanusha District, Nepal, from both a subjective and objective point of view, as well as ratings given by patients and ratings given by patients' families. 38 individuals with schizophrenia were given the Quality-of-Life Interview – Brief Version and the WHO Quality of Life – Bref scale in order to evaluate both the subjective and objective aspects of their quality of life. Interviews with significant family members using the same measures were also conducted. Results show a correlation between subjective and objective measures of quality of life of a modest degree (r = 0.432), and a correlation of the same magnitude was discovered between patients and their relatives (r = 0.464). The use of objective indicators of quality of life and qualitative interviews of patients provides helpful proxy measurements, despite the fact that quality of life is traditionally measured with subjects.