Time Use for Occupation and the Expectations of People with Schizophrenia and Their Relatives from the Perspective of Themselves and Their Relatives

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to compare time use for occupation: self care, work and leisure, from the perspective of people with schizophrenia and their relatives, and investigate the expectations of people with schizophrenia and of their relatives towards their time use, and the congruence of these. The time use checklists were used to interview seven people with schizophrenia and their relatives. The results demonstrated that there were significant differences among the time use of three types of occupation from both perspectives (p < 0.05). The most expectation of the participants was being able to earn a living.