Socio-demographic and Clinical profile of Patients with Schizophrenia in an Egyptian Sample | ||
| Mansoura Nursing Journal | ||
| Volume 11, Issue 4, November 2024 PDF (426.63 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mnj.2025.343856.1471 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Samar Abdo Dahab* 1; Mona Elbilsha2 | ||
| 1psychiatric and mental health nursing department,faculty of nursing,Mansoura university,Egypt | ||
| 2Faculty of Nursing Mansoura University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Schizophrenia is a severe psychiatric disorder with patients experiencing disability throughout their illness, The illness may have consequences on social interaction and functioning which can affect day-to-day activities such as gaining or maintaining employment and relationships with family and friends. Aim: This study's objective is to evaluate the clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of schizophrenia patients in an Egyptian sample. Method: This research had A descriptive cross sectional study design was utilized with a sample of 60 patients diagnosed with schizophrenia admitted psychiatry Inpatient Department at Mansoura University Hospital. Data was collected using one tool: socio-demographic characteristics and clinical data sheet. Results: The study's findings showed that almost half (48%) of the patients were in the 30- to 45-year-old age range. Males made up two thirds of the patients in the study, and 65% and 70% of them resided in rural areas. Thirty-five percent of the patients in the study were either illiterate or literate. Over three-quarters (76.6%) of the patients in the study were either divorced or unmarried. The majority of patients in the study were unemployed and had low incomes (88.3% and 56.7%, respectively). Conclusion: Age, gender, marital status, education, family income, place of residence, and other sociodemographic and clinical characteristics are linked to schizophrenia, according to the results of the current study. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Keywords: Schizophrenia; socio-demographic factors; clinical data | ||
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