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KMID : 0371620090240010021
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Journal of Wonkwang Medical Science
2009 Volume.24 No. 1 p.21 ~ p.25
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The correlation between somatic symptoms and demographic and clinical variables in schizophrenia patients
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Yoon Jeong-Heum
Kim Sun-Kyung
Jeon Hyun-Tae
Lee Kuy-Haeng
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Abstract
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Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the correlation between somatic symptoms and demographic and clinical variables in schizophrenia patients.
Methods: The subject were 63 schizophrenia patients ; male(n=35, mean age =39), female(n=28, mean=age 40). The degree of somatic symptoms was measured using the Korean versions of Wahler Physical Symptom Inventory(WPSI). The relationship among somatic symptoms, anxiety, depression, education period and adjustment was evaluated by Pearson correlation with SPSS 11.5.
Results: 1) The degree of somatic symptoms showed negative correlation with education period and current adjustment at admission(p＜0.05). 2) The degree of somatic symptoms was significantly correlated with degree of the depression and the anxiety(p＜0.05). 3) The frequent somatic symptoms were as follows in order : headaches, feeling tired, difficulty sleeping, poor health in general, dizzy spells, nausea, intestinal or stomach trouble, muscular weakness, backaches and excessive gas.
Conclusion: The somatic symptoms of schizophrenia were decreased in the group of the long education period and the good current adjustment at admission. The more depression and anxiety were increased, the more somatic symptoms were revealed. It suggests that somatic symptoms of schizophrenia may be related to depression and anxiety.
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KEYWORD
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Somatic symptoms, Schizophrenia, Depression, Anxiety
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