Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment
Functional Disability Among People with Schizophrenia in East Africa: A Systematic Review with Evidence Predominantly from Ethiopia
By Esterius Rabanus Ndunguru, Bives Mutume Nzanzu Vivalya, Michael Charles and 5 others.
Abstract
Background
Schizophrenia causes substantial impairment in social, occupational, family, and everyday functioning. East African evidence is dispersed across disability scales, quality-of-life measures, employment outcomes, longitudinal studies, rehabilitation trials, and qualitative research. This review synthesized the magnitude, domains, correlates, measurement approaches, and rehabilitation evidence for functional disability among people with schizophrenia in East Africa.