Relation between Resilience and Life Satisfaction among Schizophrenic Patients

Document Type : Scientific peer reviewed journal

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Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt

Abstract

Background: Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorders characterized by sever cognitive
impairments that affect patient's ability to cope with stress and therefore, lower resilience and life
satisfaction. Aim of the study: Was to investigate the relation between resilience and life
satisfaction among schizophrenic patients. Research design: A descriptive correlational design was
used in this study. Setting: This study was conducted at Psychiatric and Mental Health Hospital in
Benha City, Qalubia Governorate. Sample: A purposive sample consisted of 100 schizophrenic
patients from the previous study setting. Tools: Three tools were used for data collection. Tool 1-
structured interview questionnaire was used to collect data about socio demographic and clinical
characteristics of the studied sample. Tool (2):- The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC)
to assess reference values for resilience in clinical samples. Tool (3):- Satisfaction with Life Scale
was used to measure life satisfaction among the studied sample. Results: More than three quarters
of the studied patients had low level of total resilience and the majority of the studied patients had
low level of total life satisfaction and there was a highly statistically significant positive correlation
between total resilience and total life satisfaction. Conclusion: In ability of schizophrenic patients
to deal with stressors are prone to have low resilience that in turn lowers patient's life satisfaction.
Recommendations: Psycho-educational training program should be developed to improve
resilience and life satisfaction among schizophrenic patients.

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Journal of Nursing Science Benha University
Volume 2, Issue 2
July 2021
Pages 225-240

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