Abstract
Aim: People with schizophrenia tend to experience difficulties in social and cognitive function, self-care,
residual negative symptoms, high rates of unemployment, and social exclusion. Occupational therapy has
contributed to the treatment and rehabilitation of people with severe mental health problems. Therefore, this
study investigated the effects of occupational therapy on symptoms of patients with schizophrenia.
Methods: This survey was an experimental study in which positive and negative symptoms of patients with
schizophrenia were assessed with a scale for the assessment of positive and negative symptoms (SANS, SAPS,
respectively). The study was conducted in Sina Hospital, Shahrekord, Iran. The samples consisted of patients
with schizophrenia who were divided randomly into intervention and usual treatment groups (30 patients
in each group). The occupational therapy was performed in the intervention group for 18 h/week for
6 months. SANS and SAPS were assessed at the beginning and after 6 months of treatment.
Results: The groups were homogeneous in demographic variables, SANS and SAPS scores at baseline. The
occupational therapy group showed significant improvement in the total score for the SANS and SAPS at
6 months (P < 0.001), but the control group did not show any significant improvement.
Conclusion: The results of this study indicated that occupational therapy combined with medications can
improve the symptoms of schizophrenia.
AbstractAim: People with schizophrenia tend to experience difficulties in social and cognitive function, self-care,residual negative symptoms, high rates of unemployment, and social exclusion. Occupational therapy hascontributed to the treatment and rehabilitation of people with severe mental health problems. Therefore, thisstudy investigated the effects of occupational therapy on symptoms of patients with schizophrenia.Methods: This survey was an experimental study in which positive and negative symptoms of patients withschizophrenia were assessed with a scale for the assessment of positive and negative symptoms (SANS, SAPS,respectively). The study was conducted in Sina Hospital, Shahrekord, Iran. The samples consisted of patientswith schizophrenia who were divided randomly into intervention and usual treatment groups (30 patientsin each group). The occupational therapy was performed in the intervention group for 18 h/week for6 months. SANS and SAPS were assessed at the beginning and after 6 months of treatment.Results: The groups were homogeneous in demographic variables, SANS and SAPS scores at baseline. Theoccupational therapy group showed significant improvement in the total score for the SANS and SAPS at6 months (P < 0.001), but the control group did not show any significant improvement.Conclusion: The results of this study indicated that occupational therapy combined with medications canimprove the symptoms of schizophrenia.
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