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This descriptive cross-sectional study aimed to examine cognitive illness representation as perce... more This descriptive cross-sectional study aimed to examine cognitive illness representation as perceived by persons with schizophrenia. Using a convenience sampling method, 135 persons with schizophrenia who met the inclusion criteria were recruited from the outpatient department (OPD) of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Dhaka, Bangladesh. Data were collected by using a set of self-reported questionnaires consisting two parts: 1) the demographic and the clinical characteristics and 2) the Cognitive Illness Representation of Schizophrenia Questionnaire (CIRSQ). The CIRSQ was validated for cultural relevancy by a psychiatric expert and the face validity was validated by three persons with schizophrenia. Reliability of the CIRSQ was examined using percentage of agreement and Cronbach’s alpha coefficients. Of 58 symptom items, 36 items yielded agreement of 80% and more and 14 items were in between 61% and 79%. Cronbach’s alpha coefficients of cause, timeline-acute/chronic, cy...
This descriptive cross-sectional study aimed to examine cognitive illness representation as perce... more This descriptive cross-sectional study aimed to examine cognitive illness representation as perceived by persons with schizophrenia. Using a convenience sampling method, 135 persons with schizophrenia who met the inclusion criteria were recruited from the outpatient department (OPD) of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Dhaka, Bangladesh. Data were collected by using a set of self-reported questionnaires consisting two parts: 1) the demographic and the clinical characteristics and 2) the Cognitive Illness Representation of Schizophrenia Questionnaire (CIRSQ). The CIRSQ was validated for cultural relevancy by a psychiatric expert and the face validity was validated by three persons with schizophrenia. Reliability of the CIRSQ was examined using percentage of agreement and Cronbach’s alpha coefficients. Of 58 symptom items, 36 items yielded agreement of 80% and more and 14 items were in between 61% and 79%. Cronbach’s alpha coefficients of cause, timeline-acute/chronic, cy...