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Patterns and predictors of trajectories for subjective quality of life in patients with early psychosis: Three-year follow-up of the randomized controlled trial on extended early intervention by Candice Tze Kwan Kam; Wing Chung Chang; Vivian Wing Yan Kwong; Emily Sin Ki Lau; Gloria Hoi Kei Chan; Olivia Tsz Ting Jim; Christy Lai Ming Hui; Sherry Kit Wa Chan; Edwin Ho Ming Lee; Eric Yu Hai Chen is a Psychology article available to read on EtoBox.

## Objective: Subjective quality of life is an important outcome of psychotic disorders. However, longitudinal course of subjective quality of life in the early illness stage is under-studied. We aimed to investigate the patterns and baseline predictors of subjective quality of life trajectories over 3 years in early psychosis patients, utilizing growth mixing modeling analysis, in the context of a 3-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial comparing 1-year extension of early intervention with step-down psychiatric care for first-episode psychosis. ## Method: One hundred sixty Chinese patients were recruited from specialized early intervention program for first-episode psychosis in Hong Kong after they had completed this 2-year early intervention service, and underwent 1-year randomized controlled trial as well as 2-year post–randomized controlled trial follow-up (i.e. 3-year follow-up). Assessments on premorbid adjustment, onset profile, psychopathology, functioning and treatment characteristics were conducted. Individual class membership of subjective quality of life trajectory derived from growth mixing modeling was based on the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey mental com

Author

Candice Tze Kwan Kam; Wing Chung Chang; Vivian Wing Yan Kwong; Emily Sin Ki Lau; Gloria Hoi Kei Chan; Olivia Tsz Ting Jim; Christy Lai Ming Hui; Sherry Kit Wa Chan; Edwin Ho Ming Lee; Eric Yu Hai Chen

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Published

2021

Language

EN

Field

Psychology (Social Sciences)