Autonomic Modulation and Health-Related Quality of Life among Schizophrenic Patients Treated with Non-Intensive Case Management
Chang L, Lin Y, Kuo T, Chang H, Liu C, Liu C, Hwu H, Yang C. Autonomic Modulation and Health-Related Quality of Life among Schizophrenic Patients Treated with Non-Intensive Case Management. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e26378. PMID: 22073161, PMCID: PMC3208549, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026378.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive and Negative Syndrome Scale for SchizophreniaSchizophrenic patientsNegative symptomsAssociated with more negative symptomsNon-ICMHealth-related quality of lifeSchizophreniaAutonomic modulationHealth-related qualityAnticholinergic useQuality of lifeAssociated with autonomic dysfunctionHigher VAS scoreCommunity settingsIncreased cardiovascular mortalityEQ-5DBody mass indexClinical variablesVisual analogue scaleEQ-VASSymptomsImpairmentHeart rate variability measuresCardiovagal dysfunctionScores