Examination of internalized stigma, quality of life, and happiness in patients with schizophrenia

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dc.contributor.authorKayaoglu, Kuebra
dc.contributor.authorAy, Eda
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-19T06:39:32Z
dc.date.available2026-06-19T06:39:32Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentMalatya Turgut Özal Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractBackgroundHappiness in patients with schizophrenia is a neglected concept that needs to be developed. Determining the relationship between internalized stigma, quality of life, and happiness, which is important for the prognosis of schizophrenia, will reveal why it is necessary to focus on activities that will increase happiness in patients with schizophrenia.AimThis study aimed to compare the levels of internalized stigma, quality of life, and happiness in patients with schizophrenia.MethodsA descriptive and correlational research design was used. The research population consisted of patients who applied to the psychiatry outpatient clinic of a hospital in eastern Turkey during the research period and were diagnosed with schizophrenia according to the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria; 87 voluntary patients who agreed to participate in the study constituted the research sample. A personal information form, the Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Scale (ISMI), the World Health Organization Quality-of-Life Scale (WHOQOL-BREF), and the Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS) were used for data collection.ResultsAccording to the patients' ISMI, WHOQOL-BREF-TR, and SHS scores, patients perceived internalized stigma above the moderate level in all sub-dimensions. In general, their quality of life was moderate (the highest mean score was on the national environment domain and the lowest mean score was on the social domain); the mean SHS score was 13.02 +/- 5.53. There was a strong and negative correlation between the mean SHS score and the total ISMI score and a strong and positive correlation between SHS and the physical, mental, social, and national environment domains of WHOQOL-BREF-TR.ConclusionsIt was determined that the mean internal stigma score of the patients decreased and their mean quality of life score increased as their mean subjective happiness score increased. It is recommended clinical studies be carried out to increase happiness in patients with schizophrenia.
dc.description.sponsorshipNote: The study was approved by the Malatya Turgut Ozal University Non-Interventional Studies Ethics Committee (Decision no: 2022/50). [2022/50]
dc.description.sponsorshipNone. No external or intramural funding was received.r Note: The study was approved by the Malatya Turgut Ozal University Non-Interventional Studies Ethics Committee (Decision no: 2022/50).
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/09638237.2023.2278096
dc.identifier.endpage109
dc.identifier.issn0963-8237
dc.identifier.issn1360-0567
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-0994-3254
dc.identifier.pmid37975570
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85177075931
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage101
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2023.2278096
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12899/5648
dc.identifier.volume33
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001102765200001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Inc
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Mental Health
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20260612
dc.subjectHappiness
dc.subjectInternalized Stigmatization
dc.subjectQuality Of Life
dc.subjectSchizophrenia
dc.titleExamination of internalized stigma, quality of life, and happiness in patients with schizophrenia
dc.typeArticle

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