Insight and Associated Factors among Patients with Schizophrenia in Mental Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia, 2018

Joint Authors

Abebaw, Dessie
Demilew, Demeke
Tariku, Mandaras
Fanta, Tolesa
Mekonnen, Meskerem

Source

Psychiatry Journal

Issue

Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-5, 5 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2019-11-17

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

5

Main Subjects

Psychology
Medicine
Psychiatry

Abstract EN

Background.

Insight is the degree of the patient’s awareness and understanding of their attributions, feelings, behavior and disturbing symptoms.

Majority of the patients with schizophrenia have poor insight and insight is an important prognostic indicator in schizophrenia to enhance treatment compliances and reducing the risks of clinical deterioration.

The main objective of this study was to assess insight and its associated factors among patients with schizophrenia at mental specialized hospital in Ethiopia.

Methods.

Institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted from May to June 2018 Mental Specialized Hospital among 455 patients with schizophrenia.

Insight was measured by an abridged version of Scale to assess unawareness of mental disorder.

Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale, Calgary depressive scale, Oslo social support scale was used to identify factors associated with insight.

Simple and multiple linear regression analysis were used to assess associated factors of insight in the participants.

Results.

The mean score of insight was 13.66 (95% CI 13.27, 14.04).

Age at first onset of illness, duration of treatments, depressive symptoms were inversely associated with mean insight score; whereas unemployed, positive and negative syndrome, previous hospitalization, >=2 episodes were positively associated with mean insight score.

Conclusion.

Nearly half of the study participants were scored above the mean insight score so, the clinicians and psychotherapists should have to work together to improve insight among patients with schizophrenia.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Tariku, Mandaras& Demilew, Demeke& Fanta, Tolesa& Mekonnen, Meskerem& Abebaw, Dessie. 2019. Insight and Associated Factors among Patients with Schizophrenia in Mental Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia, 2018. Psychiatry Journal،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1207482

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Tariku, Mandaras…[et al.]. Insight and Associated Factors among Patients with Schizophrenia in Mental Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia, 2018. Psychiatry Journal No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1207482

American Medical Association (AMA)

Tariku, Mandaras& Demilew, Demeke& Fanta, Tolesa& Mekonnen, Meskerem& Abebaw, Dessie. Insight and Associated Factors among Patients with Schizophrenia in Mental Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia, 2018. Psychiatry Journal. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1207482

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1207482