Journal of International Psychiatry

[Abstract] Objective: To explore the influence of family and social support on self efficacy and prognosis of patients with schizophrenia. Methods: 147 patients with schizophrenia treated in our hospital from January 2010 to March 2013 were selected as the study subjects. All the patients were cured and discharged from hospital after 8 weeks of treatment. At discharge, social support rating scale (SSRS), family care index questionnaire (APGAR) and general self efficacy scale (GSES) were taken to assess the social support, family support and self-efficacy of patients. Meanwhile, all the patients were followed up for 3 years to record the recurrence and analyse the correlation between APGAR and GSES with SSRS and recurrence. Results: APGAR scores, SSRS scores of patients in the high self efficacy group were significantly higher than those in the average level and low level group(P<0.01). The scores of APGAR questionnaire and SSRS scale in the middle level group were significantly higher than those in the low level group(P<0.01); the scores of APGAR questionnaire and SSRS scale in the patients without recurrence group were significantly higher than those in the recurrence group(P<0.01); there was a significant positive correlation between the scores of APGAR questionnaire and the GSES scale score(r=0.57, P<0.01), there was a significant positive correlation between SSRS scale score and GSES scale score(r=0.56, P<0.01). Conclusion: Effective family support and social support for patients with schizophrenia is helpful to improve the self-efficacy, the prognosis and reduce the recurrence.

[Key words] schizophrenia, family and social support, self efficacy, prognosis