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Negative symptoms and associated factors in older people with schizophrenia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2023

M. Karoui ,
I. kammoun ,
R. Kammoun ,
H. Nefzi  and
F. Ellouze
M. Karoui*
Affiliation:
Tunis, Faculté de médecine de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
I. kammoun
Affiliation:
Faculté de médecine de Tunis, Tunis
R. Kammoun
Affiliation:
Tunis, Faculté de médecine de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
H. Nefzi
Affiliation:
Tunis, Faculté de médecine de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
F. Ellouze
Affiliation:
Faculté de médecine de Tunis, Tunis
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

The evolution of schizophrenia with age remains poorly studied. The prevalence of negative symptoms in elderly people with schizophrenia is even less described in the literature.

Objectives

to evaluate the prevalence of remission of negative symptoms in the elderly and to study the sociodemographic and clinical variables associated with this remission.

Methods

The sample consisted of 83 subjects aged 55 years and over, followed at the psychiatry department "G" of the Razi hospital in Tunis and suffering from schizophrenia according to the DSM5 criteria. Global remission was defined as a score below 4 on the seven negative symptom items of the PANSS. A questionnaire was administered to each patient to collect epidemiological and anamnestic data.

Results

59% of the sample showed remission of global negative symptoms. 84% and 60% were in remission on the emotional and cognitive subscales, respectively. The existence of remission was correlated with lower PANSS global score, more preserved cognitive functioning, later age of onset, more family and social support, and the absence of a concomitant somatic illness.

Conclusions

This study showed that measures to optimize treatment of positive symptoms and cognitive functioning may have an impact on negative symptoms. Similarly, quality of social network in later life impacts the level of negative symptoms.

Disclosure of Interest

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European Psychiatry , Volume 66 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 31st European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2023 , pp. S359
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