The effects of social skill training on life qualitily of schizophrenia patients with hospitalized syndrome

Objective:To investigate effects of social skill training on life qualitily of schizophrenia patients with hospitalized syndrome.Methods:Seventy-one schizophrenia patients with hospitalized syndrome were randomly divided into the control group(33 cases),which were treated with conventional care and the skill training group(38 cases),which were treated with social skill training based on conventional care.All cases were evaluated by Scale of Social function in Psychosis Inpatients(SSPI) and Schizophrenia Qualitily of Life Scale(SQLS)at the beginning and after 6 months of grouping.Results:The differences of SSPI and SQLS of two groups had statistical significance(P0.01-P0.05)after 6 months of grouping.Conclusions:Social skill training of schizophrenia patients with hospitalized syndrome can effectively improve symptoms and their social function,and raise their life quality.