The Effects of Hopelessness and Some Variables on Metabolic Syndrome in Schizophrenia Patients
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Tarih
2022
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Sage Publications Inc
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
This is a descriptive study conducted to determine the prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) in Schizophrenia patients and identify the effects of hopelessness and some variables on MetS. The study was conducted at the Psychiatry Clinic of a university hospital in Turkey between May and August 2020 with 105 schizophrenia patients receiving treatment as inpatients. The data of the study were collected by a Personal Information Form, a Physiological Measurements Form and (BHS). The data were analyzed by using SPSS 25. The mean age of the patients was 35.31 +/- 9.07, their mean duration of disease was 11.35 +/- 9.07 years, and 60.0% of the patients were using atypical antipsychotics as their latest drug treatment. 42.9% of the patients had MetS, while the mean hopelessness level of those with MetS was 10.84 +/- 3.81. It was determined that hopelessness levels and some sociodemographic (age) and clinical variables significantly predicted the MetS status in the schizophrenia patients.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
metabolic syndrome, schizophrenia, hopelessness, nurse
Kaynak
Clinical Nursing Research
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Q2
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Q2
Cilt
31
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2
