Structure of Recovery and Related Factors of Schizophrenic Patients Who Used Home Nursing

Abstract

The recovery aspect of support for schizophrenic patients has received much attention. Since home nursing is important for schizophrenic patients to continue living in the community, the purpose of this study was to clarify the structure of recovery and related factors of schizophrenic patients who used home nursing. A questionnaire was administered to 142 schizophrenic patients using home nursing at 18 facilities, and 116 were included in the analysis. Covariance structure analysis showed that “Socialization,” a factor assessed by the Life Skills, and “Self-reflectiveness,” a factor assessed by the metacognition, had an effect on the sense of place. Self-efficacy were also influenced by the sense of place and by their “Socialization” as assessed by the life skills. Recovery were influenced by the self-efficacy and by the scores on the sense of place. Our results suggest that socializing ability, objective perception of self and situation, self-efficacy, and sense of place affect recovery, with implications for the recovery aspect of support for schizophrenic patients who used home nursing.