AUTHOR=Fan Xiwang , Zhao XuDong , Zhu Bingen , Qin Hongyun 

TITLE=Retrospective Evaluation of the Correlation Between Previous Hospitalizations, the Type of Current Living Space, and Quality of Family Function

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychiatry

VOLUME=Volume 11 - 2020

YEAR=2020

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00215

DOI=10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00215

ISSN=1664-0640

ABSTRACT=Background and Aim: There are important public health issues involving patients with schizophrenia in community-based rehabilitation programs. The purpose of this study was to analyze the correlation between number of previous hospitalizations, living space and family function in community-dwelling patients with schizophrenia and to provide a theoretical basis for improving family function.
Methods: The study included 281 patients with schizophrenia in community-based rehabilitation. A homemade general questionnaire was used to collect information about the number of previous hospitalizations and living space of the participants. A family assessment device was used to evaluate the family function of the patients.
Results: The living space of the schizophrenic patients in community rehabilitation was positively related to family function communication (= 0.043) and negatively related to behavior control (=-0.073). Family function was negatively correlated with the number of hospitalizations (=-0.063); however, there were no statistically significant differences in the number of hospitalizations and family function of patients based on different living spaces.
Conclusions: The number of previous hospitalizations had a negative impact on family function in patients with schizophrenia in the community. Improvements in living conditions may not have a significant positive effect on family function or the number of hospitalizations.
Keywords: community, rehabilitation, schizophrenia, family function.