Document Type : Original Article
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B.Sc. Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt.
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Assistant Professor of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt.
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Lecturer of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt.
Abstract
Background: Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder with a significant risk of impaired perceived social support and cognitive dysfunction, which negatively affects the level of recovery. Aim of the study: to examine the relation between perceived social support, cognitive dysfunction, and recovery among patients with schizophrenia. Subjects and methods: Design: a descriptive cross-sectional design was used. Setting: study was established at the psychiatric inpatient and outpatient clinic at EL-Azazy Hospital for Mental Health in Abo-Hammad City, Sharkia Governorate, Egypt. Subjects: A purposive sample of 140 schizophrenic patients. Tools of data collection: Four tools were used for data collection, including a structured interviewing questionnaire, composed of two parts: socio-demographic characteristics and clinical data, multidimensional perceived social support, a mini-mental state examination, and a recovery assessment scale-domains and stages. The domains are doing things I value, looking forward, mastering my illness, and connecting and belonging. Results: The study findings revealed that there was a highly statistically significant positive correlation between the patient's total recovery and total social support score (r = 0.417) and total mental state score (r = 0.560). Furthermore, there was only a statistically significant positive correlation between the patient's social support and total mental state score (r = 0.049). Conclusion: The overall perceived social support score, recovery score, and mental state score of the studied patients showed a highly statistically significant positive correlation. Furthermore, the overall mental state score and the total perceived social support score of the patients under study showed a statistically significant positive correlation. Recommendation: This study recommended psycho-motivational training for individuals with schizophrenia in order to enhance their recovery, cognitive function, and perceived social support.
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