@article{ref1,
title="Impact of the priority follow-up system on quality of life in Chinese schizophrenia patients",
journal="Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry",
year="2008",
author="Xiang, Ying-Qiang and Leung, C. M. and Tang, Wai-Kwong and Ungvari, Gabor S.",
volume="42",
number="2",
pages="154-158",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Priority follow up (PFU) is a particular aspect of mental health care in Hong Kong whereby psychiatric patients with a history of violence or suspected proclivity to violence are identified and their management is closely monitored. The aim of the present study was to determine the impact of a PFU system on quality of life (QOL) in schizophrenia patients. METHODS: Two hundred and sixty-seven clinically stable outpatients with schizophrenia were randomly selected and interviewed in Hong Kong using standardized assessment instruments that covered their clinical condition and QOL. RESULTS: Patients with PFU status constituted 8.2% of the sample. PFU patients were more likely to be men, have a history of violence, and were poorer in the physical, psychological, social and environmental QOL domains than their non-PFU counterparts even after controlling for the effects of potential confounding variables. CONCLUSIONS: More effective measures should be taken to improve QOL in PFU schizophrenia patients who are prone to violent behavior.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0004-8674",
doi="10.1080/00048670701787552",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00048670701787552"
}