The relations between socio-demographic information and negative symptoms, mental health, and quality of life: a latent profile analysis with psychotic patients in Kosovo

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Psychiatry

Dashamir Bërxulli¹  Jon Konjufca¹  Fitim Uka¹  Fjolla Ramadani¹  Aliriza Arënliu¹  Manuela Russo²  Nikolina Jovanović² 

[1] Department of Psychology, University of Pristina “Hasan Prishtina”, Prishtina, Kosovo;Unit for Social and Community Psychiatry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom;

关键词: psychosis;    socio-demographic information;    negative symptoms;    mental health;    latent profile analysis (LPA);    Kosovo;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1135385

 received in 2022-12-31, accepted in 2023-03-27,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The current study aims to identify meaningful psychotic patients’ profiles by examining certain combinations of patient’s demographic and socio-economic variables (sex, age, marital status, number of children, cohabitant and level of education). Moreover, we aim to assess whether there is any significant effect of class membership (profile) on negative symptoms, health state, and quality of life among psychotic patients. A convenience sample of 103 patients (age: M = 22, SD = 1.75), was drawn from the clinical populations of Kosovo. Demographic and socio-economic data was obtained through individual interviews, meanwhile a battery of questionnaires was used to assess negative symptoms, mental health, and quality of life of patients. The 4-class solution was selected as the best fitting model and used in subsequent analyses. Results indicated a significant effect of class membership on health state, quality of life and negative symptoms. Practical implications are discussed.

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