scholarly journals Associations Of Personality Traits With The Capacity-Performance Discrepancy Of Functional Outcome In Patients With Schizophrenia

2019 ◽  
Vol Volume 15 ◽  
pp. 2869-2877
Author(s):  
Takashi Uchino ◽  
Takahiro Nemoto ◽  
Taiju Yamaguchi ◽  
Naoyuki Katagiri ◽  
Naohisa Tsujino ◽  
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Author(s):  
Wei-Chih Lien ◽  
Wei-Ming Wang ◽  
Hui-Min David Wang ◽  
Feng-Huei Lin ◽  
Fen-Zhi Yao

Environmental factors are crucial determinants of disability in schizophrenic patients. Using data from the 2014–2018 Certification of Disability and Care Needs dataset, we identified 3882 adult patients (46.78% females; age, 51.01 ± 13.9 years) with schizophrenia. We found that patients with severe schizophrenia had lower capacity and performance than those with moderate schizophrenia. The chances of having an access barrier to environmental chapter 1 (e1) products and technology in moderate schizophrenic patients and in severe schizophrenic patients were 29.5% and 37.8%, respectively. Logistic regression analyses demonstrated that the performance score was related to accessibility barriers in the categories described in e1, with adequate fitness of models in category e110 for personal consumption, e115 for personal usage in daily living activities, and e120 for personal outdoor and indoor mobility and transportation. Furthermore, the capacity-performance discrepancy was higher in moderate schizophrenic patients with accessibility barriers in the e110, e115, and e120 categories than that in moderate schizophrenic patients without accessibility barriers. However, severe schizophrenic patients with category e120 accessibility barriers were prone to a lower discrepancy, with institutional care a potentially decreasing factor. In conclusion, providing an e1 barrier-free environment is necessary for patients with schizophrenia to decrease their disability.


2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 106-113
Author(s):  
Mandy Lodder ◽  
A.J.P. Schrijvers ◽  
J.R.J. de Leeuw ◽  
R.M. Brouwer ◽  
W. Cahn

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine whether there is an association between case managers’ personality traits and functional outcome of people with severe mental illness (SMI) living in community housing programs (CHP). Design/methodology/approach Functional outcome is measured by the extent of self-reliance. Self-reliance of people with SMI was measured with the Dutch Self-Sufficiency Matrix. The personality of the case manager was measured with the NEO Five Factor Inventory. Findings Conscientiousness of case managers was associated with an increased self-reliance over a period of two years, in those with SMI living in CHP (OR.2.800 ρ = 0.04). Practical implications When these findings are replicated, they could be used in the case managers selection process and/or training programs. Social implications Conscientiousness of case managers was associated with functional outcome of persons with SMI living in supported housing and that female subjects benefitted the most. This study suggests that conscientious care planning is essential in the recovery process. Originality/value No previous studies have been performed examining the specific relationship between the case manager’s personality traits and functional outcome of people with SMI.


2007 ◽  
Vol 177 (4S) ◽  
pp. 549-549
Author(s):  
Hannes Steiner ◽  
Thomas Akkad ◽  
Christian Gozzi ◽  
Brigitte Springer-Stoehr ◽  
Georg Bartsch

2007 ◽  
Vol 177 (4S) ◽  
pp. 613-613
Author(s):  
Moritz F. Hamann ◽  
Christoph Seif ◽  
Maik Naumann ◽  
Bjoem Wefer ◽  
Klaus P. Juenemann ◽  
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Author(s):  
Marc Allroggen ◽  
Peter Rehmann ◽  
Eva Schürch ◽  
Carolyn C. Morf ◽  
Michael Kölch

Abstract.Narcissism is seen as a multidimensional construct that consists of two manifestations: grandiose and vulnerable narcissism. In order to define these two manifestations, their relationship to personality factors has increasingly become of interest. However, so far no studies have considered the relationship between different phenotypes of narcissism and personality factors in adolescents. Method: In a cross-sectional study, we examine a group of adolescents (n = 98; average age 16.77 years; 23.5 % female) with regard to the relationship between Big Five personality factors and pathological narcissism using self-report instruments. This group is compared to a group of young adults (n = 38; average age 19.69 years; 25.6 % female). Results: Grandiose narcissism is primarily related to low Agreeableness and Extraversion, vulnerable narcissism to Neuroticism. We do not find differences between adolescents and young adults concerning the relationship between grandiose and vulnerable narcissism and personality traits. Discussion: Vulnerable and grandiose narcissism can be well differentiated in adolescents, and the pattern does not show substantial differences compared to young adults.


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