Syeda Razia Bukhari, Aliya Imtiaz, Noreena Akbar, Umamah Ashraf Malik, Arifa Gilani.
Internalized stigma, quality of life and self esteem in chronic schizophrenic patients.
Pak J Med Res Jan ;58(1):13-6.

Background: Chronic schizophrenia has major impact on patient?s daily life activities, emotionality, interpersonal relationships and functioning. Further, it also impacts on patient own evaluation, self-concept, self-esteem, self-efficacy and abilities. Objective: The objective was to investigate the internalized stigma as negative predictor of quality of life and self-esteem in chronic schizophrenic patients. Study settings and duration: This study was conducted at various hospitals and clinics of Rawalpindi and Islamabad in year 2017. Patients and Methods: Total of 50 chronic schizophrenic patients suffering from schizophrenia for more than 5 years were enrolled with 27 females and 23 males between age ranges from 18-50 years (Mean =33.56, SD =10.912). The data was gathered from various hospitals and clinics of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Scale (Ritsher et al., 2003), Quality of Life Brief (WHOQOL) and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965) were administered on patients. The scoring was done, and data was analyzed on SPSS-18. Linear regression analysis were applied to assess the variables of study. Results: Results revealed that internalized stigma is a significant negative predictor of quality of life [R = .453, R2 = .205, F (1, 49) = 12.371, p <.001] and self-esteem [R = .326, R2 = .106, F (1, 49) = 5.705, p <.021] in chronic schizophrenic patients. Conclusion: It is concluded that internalized stigma is a significant negative predictor of quality of life and self-esteem in chronic schizophrenic patients.

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