RT journal article
T1 Sex differences in patient-reported outcome measure of psychotic symptoms in schizophrenia
A1 Vila-Badia, Regina
A1 Ochoa, Susana
A1 Fabrega-Ruz, Julia
A1 González Caballero, Juan Luis
A1 Cid, Jordi
A1 Romero López Alberca, Cristina
A1 Moreno-Küstner, Berta
A1 Salvador Carulla, Luis
A1 Frigola-Capell, Eva
A2 Psicología
K1 Self-perceived symptoms
K1 Sex
K1 PRISS scale
K1 Schizophrenia
K1 Psychotic symptoms
AB Purpose to study sex differences in self-reported symptoms measured with the Scale of Patient-Reported Impact of Symptoms in Schizophrenia (PRISS), to investigated sex differences in the degree of agreements between self-reported symptoms and clinical symptoms assessed by professionals, and to identify which clinical and sociodemographic variables predicted a greater presence of self-reported symptoms split by sex.Methods 161 patients (37 females; 124 males), aged between 18 and 65 years, with a diagnosis of schizophrenia assisted in non-acute mental health services at four mental health catchment areas in Andalucia and Catalonia were included. The PRISS scale was administered to asses self-reported symptoms.Results males reported higher presence of excitement, grandiosity, motor retardation and poor attention) than women. There was less agreement in the presence of psychotic symptoms in men than in women when comparing self-reported symptoms and clinical symptoms assessed by professionals. Finally, in men the predictors variables for the greater presence of selfperceived symptoms were greater psychotic symptomatology and more disability, while in women were greater presence ofalogia and higher doses of chlorpromazine.Conclusions Assessing and being aware of the self-perceived symptoms of patients with schizophrenia should be considered in the clinic, especially in men, as there appears to be a lack of agreement on certain items. This would allow treatments to be more focused on patients’ need by sex, and would make them feel part of the therapeutic process, improving their therapeutic adherence, evolution and quality of life.
PB Springer Nature
SN 1435-1102
YR 2024
FD 2024-06-05
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/36280
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/36280
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 10-nov-2026