Autonomic Modulation and Health-Related Quality of Life among Schizophrenic Patients Treated with Non-Intensive Case Management

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題名:	Autonomic Modulation and Health-Related Quality of Life among Schizophrenic Patients Treated with Non-Intensive Case Management
作者:	Chang,LR;Lin,YH;Kuo,TBJ;Chang,HCW;Liu,CM;Liu,CC;Hwu,HG;Yang,CCH
貢獻者:	數據分析方法研究中心
關鍵詞:	HEART-RATE-VARIABILITY;NEUROVISCERAL INTEGRATION;PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA;CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE;NONLINEAR COMPLEXITY;NERVOUS-SYSTEM;QT VARIABILITY;RATE DYNAMICS;EQ-5D;COMMUNITY
日期:	2011
上傳時間:	2012-03-27 17:50:35 (UTC+8)
出版者:	國立中央大學
摘要:	Background: Schizophrenia is associated with autonomic dysfunction and this may increase cardiovascular mortality. Past studies on autonomic modulation of schizophrenic patients focused on inpatients rather than individuals in a community setting, especially those receiving non-intensive case management (non-ICM). Besides, autonomic modulation and its association with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in this population remain unexplored. Methods: A total of 25 schizophrenic patients treated by non-ICM and 40 healthy volunteers were matched by age, gender and body mass index; smokers were excluded. Between the two groups, we compared the individuals' 5 min resting assessments of heart rate variability and their HRQoL, which was measured using EuroQoL-5D (EQ-5D). Patients with schizophrenia were assessed for psychopathology using the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale for Schizophrenia (PANSS). We examined the relationship between heart rate variability measurements, HRQoL scores, PANSS scores, and other clinical variables among the schizophrenic patients treated by non-ICM. Results: Compared to the controls, patients with schizophrenia showed a significant impairment of autonomic modulation and a worse HRQoL. Cardiovagal dysfunction among the schizophrenic patients could be predicted independently based on lower educational level and more negative symptoms. Sympathetic predominance was directly associated with anticholinergics use and EQ-5D using a visual analogue scale (EQ-VAS). Conclusion: Patients with schizophrenia treated by non-ICM show a significant impairment of their autonomic function and HRQoL compared to the controls. Since the sympathovagal dysfunction is associated with more negative symptoms or higher VAS score, the treatment of the negative symptoms as well as the monitoring of HRQoL might help to manage cardiovascular risk among these individuals. In addition, EQ-VAS scores must be interpreted more cautiously in such a population.
關聯:	PLOS ONE
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