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  • Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Public Health

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  • Schizophrenia significantly impacts an individual's functioning and participation in daily life.
  • Understanding the specific challenges and facilitators is crucial for effective intervention development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify common functional impairments and environmental factors in patients with schizophrenia using the WHO ICF framework.
  • To provide a comprehensive assessment of functioning in schizophrenia to inform interventions.

Main Methods:

  • An empirical, cross-sectional, multicentre study involving 127 schizophrenia patients.
  • Data collected via a health professional-rated case record form including 133 ICF categories, clinical, and sociodemographic information.

Main Results:

  • High prevalence of impairment in mental functions, including higher-level cognitive (97.6%) and emotional functions (88.2%).
  • Significant limitations in activities such as problem-solving (77.2%), stress management (87.4%), and social relationships (70.9%).
  • Environmental factors like family support (94.5%), health professional support (99.2%), and services were predominantly facilitators.

Conclusions:

  • Schizophrenia patients experience substantial difficulties in cognitive, emotional, and daily functioning.
  • Environmental factors, particularly social and health support systems, play a vital role in facilitating functioning.
  • A comprehensive ICF-based assessment is valuable for tailoring interventions to improve functioning in schizophrenia.