Changes in daily living activities and time-use in people with schizophrenia and mood disorders from outreach service using a management tool for daily life performance

Abstract

This study investigated the performance of daily activities and changes in time-use before and after a psychiatric outreach service using a management tool for daily life performance (MTDLP). A total of 25 people with schizophrenia and related disorders (F2) or affective disorders (F3)(ICD-10)living in the community participated in the study; the occupational questionnaire was administered before and after the intervention. Before the intervention, about 50% of the day was used for “sleeping” and “watching TV.” After the four-month intervention, time-use of “daily activities with low value” decreased. These results suggest that the people with psychiatric disorders may come to spend the meaningful time through the “psychiatric outreach service using MTDLP.”