The subjective well-being under neuroleptic scale – short version (SWN-K) and the SF-36 health survey as quality of life measures in patients with schizophrenia

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Table 1 Patient demographics and clinical characteristics

	N = 97
Age (years), mean (SD)	35.0 (10.0)
Gender (male) (%)	72.0
Age at onset (years), mean (SD)	22.0 (8.0)
Married or cohabiting (%)	5.1
Number of hospitalizations (median) (SD)	3.0 (3.7)
Participating in psychoeducational programs (%)	46.9
CGI-S score (mean) (SD)	3.6 (1.3)
PANSS total score (mean) (SD)	65.0 (21.4)
SWN-K total score (mean) (SD)	83.5 (14.0)

Abbreviations: CGI-S, Clinical Global Impression – Severity scale; PANSS, Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale; SWN-K, Subjective Well-being under Neuroleptic scale – short version.

Table 2 Spearman’s rank correlations between SWN-K and SF-36 domains

	SF-36 domains
	Physical functioning	General health	Vitality	Mental health	Role physical	Role emotional	Social functioning	Bodily pain
SWN-K total score	0.50***	0.53***	0.54***	0.60***	0.52***	0.52***	0.49***	0.25*
Mental functioning	0.41***	0.46***	0.48***	0.50***	0.41***	0.45***	0.41***	0.20
Social integration	0.43***	0.38***	0.39***	0.45***	0.39***	0.48***	0.48***	0.10
Emotional regulation	0.37***	0.39***	0.44***	0.46***	0.31**	0.33***	0.23*	0.11
Physical functioning	0.44***	0.50***	0.46***	0.60***	0.51***	0.40***	0.37***	0.25*
Self-control	0.28**	0.34***	0.41***	0.39***	0.43***	0.40***	0.38***	0.19

* Notes: P < 0.05;

** P < 0.01;

*** P < 0.001.

Abbreviations: SWN-K, Subjective Well-being under Neuroleptic scale – short version; SF-36, Short Form – 36 Health Survey.