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Quantitative and Qualitative Aspects of the Social Network in Schizophrenic Patients Living in the Community. Relationship To Sociodemographic Characteristics and Clinical Factors and Subjective Quality of Life

Bengtsson-Tops, Anita, Hansson, Lars·2001·International Journal of Social Psychiatry
DOI 10.1177/002076400104700307
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Quantitative and qualitative aspects of the social network were investigated in a sample of 120 schizophrenic out-patients. Sociodemographic and clinical factors as well as subjective quality of life were investigated as to their relationship to the social network. The Interview Schedule for Social Integration (ISSI) was used to assess social network and Lancashire Quality of Life Profile was used to assess subjective quality of life. Psychopathology was measured by BPRS and psycho social functioning by GAF. The patients reported a significantly worse social network compared to a normal sample both regarding quantitative and qualitative aspects of the network. Alrnost half of the patients wanted access to more social contacts. Relatives and friends turned out to be the patient's main source of supportive contacts. More severe negative and positive symptoms were related to a worse social network. Support was found for an association between characteristics of the social network, such as satisfaction with social contacts, and quality of life. The results give reason to suggest that the care system should consider the informal caregivers' situation and focus on interventions, which enhance the patient's satisfaction with social contacts.

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Authors
Bengtsson-Tops, A., & Hansson, L.
Affiliations
  • Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Division of Psychiatry, University of Lund, Sweden
  • Lund University (SE)
ORCID
Hansson, Lars
Venue
International Journal of Social Psychiatry
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2001-09
Volume
47
Issue
3
Pages
67-77
ISSN
  • 0020-7640 (ISSN-L)
  • 1741-2854
DOI
10.1177/002076400104700307
OpenAlex
W2073448360
Cited by
196
References
44
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 11 · 2015: 11 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 14 · 2012: 5
FWCI
2.56
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • International Journal of Social Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Funders
Lunds Universitet
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Homelessness and Social Issues
Keywords
schizophrenia, social networks, subjective quality of life, social integration, negative symptoms, positive symptoms, informal caregivers, sociodemographic factors, psychosocial functioning
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Ambulatory Care, Analysis of Variance, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Middle Aged, Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, Personal Satisfaction, Quality of Life, Schizophrenia, Schizophrenic Psychology, Social Support

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