The association between rehabilitation programs and metabolic syndrome in chronic inpatients with schizophrenia. (February 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lin, Yi-Chun; Lai, Chien-Liang; Chan, Hung-Yu
• Is Part Of: Psychiatry research. Volume 260(2018)
• Page Start: 227
• Page End: 232
• Publication Date: 2018-02
• Subjects: Chronic inpatients -- Metabolic syndrome -- Rehabilitation -- Schizophrenia; Psychiatry -- Periodicals; Psychiatry -- periodicals; Psychiatrie -- Périodiques; 616.89
• DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2017.11.081
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0165-1781

Abstract

Abstract: The correlation between different rehabilitation programs and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in people with schizophrenia is unclear. We tested the association in chronic inpatients with schizophrenia of a psychiatric hospital in Taiwan. Patients with schizophrenia and age from 20 to 65 years old were included. The criteria of metabolic syndrome were according to the adapted Adult Treatment Protocol for Asians. According to different types of rehabilitations, patients were divided into work group, occupational therapy group and daily activities group. A total of 359 chronic inpatients with schizophrenia were recruited. Participants had a mean age of 45.9 years and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome was 37.3%. There was a significantly higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the work group than in the daily activity group (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 1.91, 95% CI = 1.019–3.564, p < 0.05) after adjusted related confounders. Other factors associated with higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome included old age, female gender, low psychotic symptoms severity and clozapine user. This study identified a high prevalence of metabolic syndrome in chronic inpatients with schizophrenia especially in patients with good occupational function. Further investigation of the relationship between the occupational function and metabolic syndrome is necessary for chronic inpatients with schizophrenia. Highlights: People with schizophrenia have high prevalence of metabolic syndrome. The correlation between rehabilitation programs and metabolic syndrome is unclear. People with shelter jobs had higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome than without. We should pay attention to metabolic syndrome in people under occupational therapy.