Tetsuya Tanioka, Syoko Fuji, Mika Kataoka, Beth King, Masahito Tomotake, Yuko Yasuhara, Rozzano Locsin, Keiko Sekido, Kazushi Mifune
Aim. The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate changes in clinical indicators which influence the quality of life (QOL) of patients with schizophrenia treated by antipsychotic therapy before and after switching to aripiprazole. Methods. A retrospective chart review of 27 patients diagnosed with schizophrenia and who were switched from one antipsychotic to aripiprazole was performed. Clinical indicators about the daily dosage of antipsychotics and antiparkinsonian drugs, psychiatric condition, and glucose/lipid metabolism, clinical evaluation by nursing observation were used to measure the responsiveness of subjects to aripiprazole...
2012: ISRN Nursing