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Rates and correlates of employment in patients with schizophrenia: A multicenter study in Turkey

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  • Mustafa Yıldız
  • Beyza Nur Kaytaz Yılmaz
  • Aysel Ä°ncedere
  • Fatma Betül Abut
  • Azize Özgül Aydın
  • Aslı Sarandöl
  • Tuna Güzide Yener Örüm
  • Aydın Kurt
  • Etem Erdal ErÅŸan

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Background: There is not enough information regarding the participation in the working life of the patients with schizophrenia in Turkey. Aims: The aim of this study was to examine the occupational experiences of patients with schizophrenia before and after the illness and to investigate the factors that predict work participation. Methods: The data on occupational life of the patients with schizophrenia, which were treated as outpatients in six different centers, were examined. The rates of participation in working life before and after the disease were evaluated. Patients with and without occupational life history after the disease were compared in terms of demographic characteristics. Factors predicting participation in work life after the disease were analyzed by logistic regression analysis. Results: Out of the 587 patients evaluated in the study, 73% were males, 73% were single, the mean age was 42, mean level of education was 9 years and the average duration of illness was 18 years. The duration of the employment before the disease was higher than that after the disease regarding expected working time. The rate of employment was 11% currently, 14% in the last year, 62% after the disease and 83% for the lifetime. While the factors that predicted to be in working life after the illness were male gender (odds ratio (OR) = 2.9), diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder (OR = 2.6), high level of education (OR = 1.2) and employment history before the onset of the illness (OR = 1.0), only the shorter duration of illness (OR = 1.1) predicted the current working status when the gender variable was excluded. Conclusion: Rate of employment of patients with schizophrenia living in Turkey was low as in other countries. Good premorbid functioning seems to determine participation in occupational life after the illness.

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  • Mustafa Yıldız & Beyza Nur Kaytaz Yılmaz & Aysel Ä°ncedere & Fatma Betül Abut & Azize Özgül Aydın & Aslı Sarandöl & Tuna Güzide Yener Örüm & Aydın Kurt & Etem Erdal ErÅŸan, 2019. "Rates and correlates of employment in patients with schizophrenia: A multicenter study in Turkey," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 65(3), pages 235-243, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:65:y:2019:i:3:p:235-243
    DOI: 10.1177/0020764019839082
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    1. Nordt, Carlos & Müller, Brigitte & Rössler, Wulf & Lauber, Christoph, 2007. "Predictors and course of vocational status, income, and quality of life in people with severe mental illness: A naturalistic study," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 65(7), pages 1420-1429, October.
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