| Objective:To explore the effects of incentive method on social skills of chronic schizophrenic patients in the community.Methods:All 80 cases of community chronic schizophrenia patients were randomly divided into control group and observation group (n=40 each).Both groups participated in conventional social skill training,and observation group was given incentive method additionally for 12 weeks.Negative and positive symptoms (PANSS) and social disability screening schedule (SDSS) were used to assess both groups,and the class rate,homework completion rate,and knowledge rate were evaluated.Results:Three months after the training,SDSS and PANSS scores in both groups were decreased,and more obviously in observation group (all P<0.05).The class rate,homework completion rate and knowledge rate in observation group were higher than in control group (all P<0.05).Conclusion:Incentive method can fully mobilize the patient's subjective initiative,improve the training effect,obviously improve the negative symptoms of schizophrenia and social function. |
