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Abstract
Background: Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe mental illness that progressively disturbs
how a person acts, feels, and thinks, which debilitates the person’s level of functioning with
negative impact on all aspect of a patient life and quality of life. Aim of the current study was
to investigate the relationship between self-esteem and quality of life among schizophrenic
paucnts at Abbassia hospital. Design of the present study was A descriptive exploratory
design, Setting: Tills study was conducted at Abbassia governmental hospital for mental
health and addiction treatment at its out-patient clinics at Cairo city. Subject: A convenient
sample was selected from the out-patient clinics. Tools: Three tools were used for data
collection; Tool I: Structural interview questionnaire. Tool II: Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale
(1986) Tool III: The World Health Organization Quality of Life-Brief (2008). Results of the
present study revealed that The mean age patients are 39.94±9,45.There is a statistically
ignificance relation between level of self-esteem and level of quality of life among
hizophrenic patients and positive correlation between self-esteem and quality of life among
hizophrenic patients. Conclusion: most of schizophrenic patients have average level of self
esteem; have low level of quality of life and there was highly significant relation between level
of self-esteem and level of quality of lite among schizophrenic patients. Recommendations:
Development of educational programs for all nurses and other health care providers in
hospitals that would help schizophrenic patient to improve self-esteem, and Providing
teaching program about how to enhance of quality of life for both the patients and their
family.