Sociodemographic characteristics of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia in Psychiatric Hospital, „Skopje”, Skopje, from 2019 to 2022

Opis

Schizophrenia is a chronic mental disorder that represents a clinical syndrome that consists of psychological symptoms and behavioral changes. Findings from worldwide research and literary sources point to the connection between sociodemographic characteristics and schizophrenic disorders. Goal: To analyze the role that sociodemographic characteristics (gender, age, marital status, educational degree, employment and social status) in patients with acute and chronic diagnoses of schizophrenia. Method: This research represents a retrospective and prospective study, based on the data collected from patients that have been and are still being treated in the Psychiatric Hospital “Skopje” in Skopje. This was done thanks to the official approval and cooperation of the management team of the hospital. The data is collected from 2387 patients with chronic and acute conditions of the illness. These patients were hospitalized in the period between January 2019, to December 2022, and they have been diagnosed with schizophrenia according to the International Classification of Illness (ICD). The identity of the patients is protected and their data were collected and analyzed using identification codes. The statistical analysis of the data was done using the software SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Science, version 20). Results: The total number of patients who received treatment for schizophrenia during the time period 2019- 2022 is 2387 patients. The first