Effect of Nicotine Dependence on Cognition and Quality of Life in Patients Suffering from Schizophrenia
Journal Title: INDIAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction: The purpose of the present study was to examine the impact of nicotine dependence on cognition and quality of life in patients suffering from schizophrenia. The research was carried out to see if there is any significant difference between the cognition and quality of life among patients with schizophrenia having nicotine dependence in comparison to the no nicotine consumption group. Methodology: This study was carried out using the survey method. There were total 69 participants, all were males and the age ranged from 20 to 50 years. The participants were the outpatients visiting the government hospitals in Mumbai for their follow-ups to the psychiatrists. The data was collected from the participants after their consent was received. The screening for severity was done and only patients rated with moderate disturbances on the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) were considered for further administration of tests. The two scales Montreal Cognitive Assessment Test (MoCA) and WHOQOL-Bref (Hindi) were used for measuring cognition and quality of life respectively. The obtained scores were analyzed using two simple independent samples t-test. Results: The results showed significant difference between the scores of cognition and quality of life amongst the two groups. The study was found to be in line with the previous researches. The results indicated that cognition was significantly higher in the nicotine dependent group whereas the psychological domain of quality of life was significantly higher for the no nicotine consumption group. Conclusion: The findings indicate the group of patients with schizophrenia having nicotine dependence was found to have significantly higher cognition but lower perceived quality of life in psychological domain, whereas the other group of patients who did not consume nicotine showed significantly higher perceived quality of life but lower cognitive functioning. Overall the obtained statistical analysis revealed significant difference between the cognition and quality of life amongst nicotine dependent group and no nicotine consumption group
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Prachi Tripathi, Avinash De Sousa
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- DOI 10.30877/IJMH.5.4.2018.419-426
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