[Evaluating work-personality insufficiency of schizophrenic patients; an assessment of employability in psychiatric rehabilitation]. 1995

M Nozu
Tokyo Metropolitan Chubu Comprehensive Mental Health Center.

Work-Personality means a person's motivation, values and attitude toward labor, general abilities which make his/her work performance efficient, which can be grasped through observation of behavior patterns in working situations. Problems connected with Work-Personality may cause schizophrenics some vocational difficulties. The author made out a "Work-Personality Insufficiency (WPI) Rating Scale" with 15 items, in order to estimate the employability of schizophrenics, and examined its inter-rater reliability by means of ANOVA-ICC and the results were sufficient enough. Then, WPI was applied to 71 schizophrenic outpatients of Tokyo Metropolitan Chubu Comprehensive Mental Health Center (Occupational Training Unit). Also positive and negative symptoms were estimated at admission, and some indicies of historical data were collected. These data were examined statistically as shown below. (1) Construct validity was verified through factor analysis of scores at admission. (2) By comparison of admission scores between two groups of employed and unemployed at discharge, the average score of employed was significantly low (p < 0.01), and the correlation between the discharge state and the total WPI score was significantly high (r = 0.472, p < 0.01), which proved predict validity. (3) The total score of negative symptoms correlated to WPI scores. Also the total score of positive symptoms correlated to some components of WPI scores. (4) By comparison of WPI scores between at admission and at discharge, reduction of disability was seen mainly in interpersonal area, which meant the improvement of patients' adaptability to work situation. Work performance in the narrow sense, however, seemed to make little development, which meant the limited effect of prevocational training with limited time. (5) Indicies of historical data had no relations to outcome and WPI, which showed the difficulty of predicting vocational prognosis from these variables directly. From above, the author concluded that WPI could be utilized to the vocational issues of prolonged schizophrenic patients, and discussed the predictors of vocational prognosis.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D011379 Prognosis A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations. Prognostic Factor,Prognostic Factors,Factor, Prognostic,Factors, Prognostic,Prognoses
D012050 Rehabilitation, Vocational Training of the mentally or physically disabled in work skills so they may be returned to regular employment utilizing these skills. Vocational Rehabilitation,Rehabilitations, Vocational,Vocational Rehabilitations
D004651 Employment The state of being engaged in an activity or service for wages or salary. Employment Termination,Employment Status,Labor Force,Occupational Status,Status, Occupational,Underemployment,Labor Forces,Status, Employment,Termination, Employment
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D012557 Schizoid Personality Disorder A personality disorder manifested by a profound defect in the ability to form social relationships, no desire for social involvement, and an indifference to praise or criticism. Personality Disorder, Schizoid,Schizoid Personality,Disorder, Schizoid Personality,Disorders, Schizoid Personality,Personalities, Schizoid,Personality Disorders, Schizoid,Personality, Schizoid,Schizoid Personalities,Schizoid Personality Disorders
D012559 Schizophrenia A severe emotional disorder of psychotic depth characteristically marked by a retreat from reality with delusion formation, HALLUCINATIONS, emotional disharmony, and regressive behavior. Dementia Praecox,Schizophrenic Disorders,Disorder, Schizophrenic,Disorders, Schizophrenic,Schizophrenias,Schizophrenic Disorder

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