title: Quality of life of schizophrenia patients of Aymaran ethnic background in the north of Chile.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the quality of life of patients of Aymaran descent with schizophrenia and analyse the differences with patients of non-Aymaran descent.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study included 45 patients who attended the Mental Health Services in Arica, Chile. The Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) and the Seville Quality of Life Questionnaire (SQoLQ) were used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The patients of the study showed moderate quality of life levels, with a strong association with the negative syndrome and the general psychopathology of the disorder. No significant differences were found in the quality of life dimensions as regards ethnic background.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results found demonstrate that the integration of patients in the Community Health Services is positively associated as regards their quality of life. The integration of the caregivers is considered essential in the treatments administered.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Filosofía y Psicología, Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica, Chile. acaqueo@uta.cl
authors.forename: Alejandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Caqueo-Urízar
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez-Maldonado
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferrer-García
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fernández-Dávila
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002677:Chile; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007199:Indians, South American; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012559:Schizophrenia