Social Functioning in Schizophrenia

NCT00814996 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: FEMH-96-C-036
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 60
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

There are two research purposes of this study. One is to explore which psychosocial issue or biological issue would affect the social function among people with schizophrenia. The other one is to explore which social function would affect the job tenure among people with schizophrenia. There are 60 participants diagnosed with schizophrenia and divided into two groups, employment and unemployment. we will use several social function tests to collect social function, PANSS to evaluate their psychotic symptoms. And then we will compare and analysis the data through statistic software. Finally, we will have he answer about how social skills affect the social function and which social skill would affect the job tenure among people with schizophrenia.

Conditions

Schizophrenia

Study Arms (2)

1: employment

2: unemployment

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 45 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

schizophrenia

You may qualify if:

• schizophrenia

You may not qualify if:

• substance abuse

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Far Eastern Memorial Hospital: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Schizophrenia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 25, 2008
• First Posted: December 29, 2008
• Study Start: August 1, 2008
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2008
• Study Completion: August 1, 2008
• Last Updated: December 29, 2008

Record last verified: 2008-12