Abstract |
The authors examined the determinants and consequences of impaired functioning in older schizophrenic persons by adapting a model of impairment developed by Berkman and Gurland. The sample consisted of 117 persons age 55 or older with a DSM-III-R diagnosis of schizophrenia. In logistic-regression analysis, the overall model attained significance in predicting functional impairment, and three predictor variables- abnormal movements, use of antiparkinsonian agents, and negative symptoms-attained independent significance. Functional impairment had a direct effect on two of the seven resultant variables, community activities and self-health, and an indirect effect on two other resultant variables, depression and life satisfaction. Thus, the Berkman-Gurland Model has potential usefulness for exploring functioning impairment among older schizophrenic persons. Moreover, the variables that have the greatest impact on functional impairment are potentially remediable.
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Authors | C I Cohen, N Talavera |
Journal | The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
(Am J Geriatr Psychiatry)
Vol. 8
Issue 3
Pg. 237-44
( 2000)
ISSN: 1064-7481 [Print] England |
PMID | 10910423
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Aged
- Cognition
- Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced
(etiology)
- Female
- Health Resources
(statistics & numerical data)
- Housing
- Humans
- Logistic Models
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Models, Psychological
- Odds Ratio
- Outcome Assessment, Health Care
- Outpatients
(statistics & numerical data)
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Prognosis
- Quality of Life
- Rehabilitation
(methods)
- Risk Factors
- Schizophrenia
(diagnosis, drug therapy, rehabilitation)
- Schizophrenic Psychology
- Social Adjustment
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