Weight Gain, Mental Symptoms and Self-Esteem in Patients with Schizophrenia/Sizofreni Hastalarinda Kilo Alimi, Ruhsal Belirtiler ve Benlik Saygisi

The aim of this study is to examine the weight gain, mental symptoms and self-esteem in patients with schizophrenia undergoing treatment at a community mental health center (CMHC). The study is conducted with 103 schizophrenic patients between 01.08.2021 - 01.02.2022. The data was collected with Personal Information Form, Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale, and Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS). 35% of the patients are women, 43.7% are single, and 48.5% are between the ages of 45-64. There was no significant increase between the patients' weigh measurement value in the first month ([bar.x]=81.185) and the measurement value at the end of six months ([bar.x]=81.320). The decrease in the self-esteem scale mean score at the end of six months ([bar.x]=1.317) was not found significant, when compared to the self-esteem scale mean score in the first month ([bar.x]=1452). The PANSS General Psychopathology subscale mean score was found to be statistically lower at the end of the six-month follow-up ([bar.x]=26.418), compared to the first month mean score ([bar.x]=27.136). There was no significant difference between weight gain, self-esteem, and PANSS positive/negative symptoms in the six-month follow-up of patients with schizophrenia enrolled in CMHC. A significant difference was discovered between the first and sixth-month measurements in PANSS general psychopathology symptoms. It is detected that gender, working status, atypical and mixed antipsychotics use, smoking status, and changes in daytime sleeping habits affect mental symptoms. Keywords: schizophrenia, antipsychotic, weight gain, self-esteem, mental symptom. Bu çalismanin amaci, bir toplum ruh sagligi merkezinde (TRSM) tedavi gören sizofreni hastalarinda kilo alimini, ruhsal belirtileri ve benlik saygisini incelemektir. 103 sizofreni hastasi ile 01.08.2021-01.02.2022 tarihleri arasinda yürütülmüstür. Veriler, Kisisel Bilgi Formu, Rosenberg Benlik Saygisi ölçegi ve Pozitif ve Negatif Sendrom Ã-lçegi (PANSS) ile toplanmistir. Hastalarin %35'i kadin, %43,7'si bekar, %48,5'i 45-64 yas araligindadir. Hastalarin ilk ayda kilo ölçüm degeri ([bar.x]=81,185) ile alti ayin sonundaki ölçüm degeri arasinda ([bar.x]=81,320) artis anlamli bulunmamistir. Ilk aydaki benlik saygisi ölçegi puan ortalamasina ([bar.x]=1,452) göre alti ay sonundaki benlik saygisi ölçegi puan ortalamasindaki ([bar.x]=1,317) düsüs anlamli bulunmamistir. PANSS Genel Psikopatoloji alt ölçegi puan ortalamasi alti aylik