Association between Family Pathology and Quality of Life Among Patients with Schizophrenia

Abstract

Background: Severe Mental illnesses have become major public health concern in society. Persons with mental illness often experience   limited social support, which leads to isolation and adverse effects on their psychological and emotional wellbeing, and reduce overall quality of life for the person with mental illness. This paper attempts to understand the relationship between the family Support and quality of life (QOL) of Person with Schizophrenia.  To towards this end: a correlation study was conducted at the Mental Hospital Varanasi), on 30 Patients with schizophrenia (ages from 25 -45 & duration of illness: >2 years) who had attended inpatient and outpatient services at the hospital. The data   were collected using a socio-demographic form, the WHOQOL-BREF and the Family support Scale. The data was analysed on Statistical packages for social science (SPSSv16). Result:  it was found that Instrumental and Appraisal support are very important elements in determining the quality of life.