AU - khodadady, naiema AU - shikholeslami, farzaneh AU - ahmadi, shohreh AU - FARZAM, aliyeh AU - sharif, zahra TI - The relationship between PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - gums-hnmj JN - gums-hnmj VO - 18 VI - 1 IP - 1 4099 - http://hnmj.gums.ac.ir/article-1-264-en.html 4100 - http://hnmj.gums.ac.ir/article-1-264-en.pdf SO - gums-hnmj 1 ABĀ  - Introduction: Schizophrenia is a common and chronic mental disorder. Many of ‎Schizophrenia clients for some reasons stop taking anti psychotic drugs which results in ‎relapse and repeated hospitalizations, inability to keep a job and stigmatization and it can ‎decrease their quality of life. In attention to the point that follow up care at home can effect ‎clients' QOL, this study is designed to surcey it.‎ Objective: This study aims to determine the relationship between "home follow up" care and ‎quality of life in clients with schizophrenia reffering to health centers in Rasht in ‎‏2006‏‎.‎ Methods: This was a descriptive study with ‎‏29‏‎ patients with schizophrenia attending a ‎psychiatry outpatient clinic,using a convenience sampling in Rasht. In addition, a sample of ‎‏23‏‎ patients with home follow up were selected from the home visit list who had the inclusion ‎criteria. Socio-demographic questionnaire and standard questionnaire of QOL were completed ‎through face to face interview.‎ Results: From the total ‎‏52‏‎ participants in this study, most were single and unemployed. There ‎was a statistically significant relationship between home follow up and statement of quality ‎of life (p<‎‏0.005‏‎), satisfaction with health (p<‎‏0.001‏‎), satisfaction with sleep ( p< ‎‏0.01‏‎) and ‎satisfaction with home environmenr (p<‎‏0.049‏‎). ‎ Conclusion: The findings suggest that patients with schizophrenia underlie home follow up ‎have high quality of life in Rasht city.‎ CP - IRAN IN - LG - eng PB - gums-hnmj PG - 16 PT - Research YR - 2008