ĐẶC ĐIỂM HÀNH VI ĂN UỐNG Ở BỆNH NHÂN TÂM THẦN PHÂN LIỆT ĐIỀU TRỊ NỘI TRÚ BAN NGÀY

Abstract

Schizophrenia is a severe, progressive psychotic disorder with diverse clinical manifestations. In the
treatment procedure, besides taking medicine regularly, diet and nutrition also play an important role.
The problems related to eating behaviors among schizophrenia patients can be caused by positive
symptoms (delusions of being poisoned, hallucinations...) or negative symptoms (dullness, lack of
purposes). Each schizophrenia patient may have different eating/nutrition problems. Therefore, it is
extremely necessary to pay attention to the eating behaviors of schizophrenia patients in both the
acute and maintenance treatment phases. Objective: The study aims to describe the characteristics
of eating behavior among schizophrenia patients receiving daycare treatment at Mai Huong
Daycare Psychiatric Hospital, 2022. Subjects and research methods: A descriptive study on 108
schizophrenia patients receiving daycare treatment at Mai Huong Daycare Hospital from February
2022 to October 2022. Results: Eating behaviors such as anorexia, changes in appetite, and less
drinking were common symptoms in the study group, with the same results in both men and women.
The prevalence of anorexia symptoms in the study group is 51.9%. The sex difference in anorexia
group is statistically significant with p-value = 0.04. The rate of changes in taste in the study group
was 66.7%. Symptoms of resistance to eating were found in 5 acute-symptom cases. This difference
was statistically significant with 99% confidence (p = 0.00). In the study, there were no binge eating
patients as well as dirty eating patients. The percentage of patients who rarely drinks in the study
group was 63.9%.