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.
Candice Tze Kwan KamWing Chung ChangVivian Wing Yan KwongEmily Sin Ki LauGloria Hoi Kei ChanOlivia Tsz Ting JimChristy Lai Ming HuiKit Wa Sherry ChanEdwin Ho Ming LeeEric Yu Hai ChenPublished in: The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry (2021)
Approximately one-third of patients displayed poor subjective quality of life trajectory in the early phase of psychotic illness. Our results affirm depression as a critical determinant of prospective subjective quality of life and underscores positive effect of extended early intervention on sustained subjective quality of life improvement. Further longitudinal research is warranted to facilitate better characterization of subjective quality of life course patterns and development of targeted intervention to optimize subjective quality of life in patients with early psychosis.