title: Symptom self-management and relapse in schizophrenia.
abstract: The purpose of this descriptive study was to examine the relationships among 4 variables that are hypothesized to be associated with relapse in schizophrenia; insight, symptom recognition, symptom self-management, and perceived effectiveness of symptom self-management. The theoretical framework was derived from self-management theory and the vulnerability-stress model of schizophrenia. Pearson's correlation coefficients for the variables in the model detected 2 significant relationships; between symptom recognition and symptom self-management and between symptom self-management and perceived effectiveness of symptom self-management. Insight was not found to be significantly related to the other variables. Results of the study indicate that individuals with schizophrenia do recognize symptoms associated with relapse and use a wide range of management methods, regardless of the degree of insight present.
authors.affiliation: Psychosocial and Community Health, University of Washington, Seattle 98195-7263, USA.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Schepp
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: O'Connor
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D012008:Recurrence; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000451:nursing / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012648:Self Care; D012647:Self-Assessment