Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background: Cognitive insight is the capacity to analyze one's psychotic experiences and the conclusions one draws from them.There is limited research in India on how it affects quality of life.Enhancing the quality of life for those with chronic mental illnesses like schizophrenia is crucial.Aim: To determine the relationship between cognitive insight and quality of life in people with schizophrenia.Methodology: A cross-sectional, descriptive, observational study.The screening was done using the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) while Beck's Cognitive Insight Scale (BCIS) was used to measure cognitive insight in patients of Schizophrenia.WHOQOL-BREF scale was used to assess quality of life (QOL).Results: Sociodemographic correlates and the association between Cognitive Insight (CI) and QOL of 80 patients of Schizophrenia in remission (33 males & 47 females with mean age 40.72±9.62) of were assessed.Significant findings were present on associating Cognitive Insight (CI) and QOL (p<0.001).CI was found to have a significant influence on the Psychological and Environmental domain of QOL(p<0.001).Conclusion: The study findings are similar to the previous studies which stated higher levels of cognitive insight, particularly selfreflection, may be associated with a higher quality of life.This type of insight, along with clinical insight can be utilized to guide therapeutic strategies to enhance quality of life for people with Schizophrenia.
Source: PubMed Central
Language: English
Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7206574946