A Qualitative Study on the Social Isolation Experience of Young and Middle-aged Patients with Schizophrenia in Remission

Background Schizophrenia often experience severe social discrimination throughout their entire survival period, resulting in self isolation or social isolation. Limited studies have been conducted on social isolation in young and middle-aged patients with schizophrenia in remission. Objective To describe the social isolation experience of young and middle-aged patients with schizophrenia in remission, aiming to provide reference for developing supportive intervention plans to alleviate the social isolation experience of this population. Methods A purposive sampling method was used to select young and middle-aged schizophrenia patients aged 18-59 who had been hospitalized at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University and were willing to continue follow-up after discharge as the research subjects. From May to December 2022, a semi-structured in-depth interview was conducted face-to-face with the respondents, and the themes were summarized and extracted using content analysis method. Results A