Disturbo psicologico, farmaci antipsicotici e fattori di rischio cardiovascolare tra pazienti con schizofrenia.

AIMS: This study aims to assess the correlation between antipsychotic drug use, psychological distress and cardiovascular risk factors among patients with schizophrenia. METHODS: A cross-sectional correlational design was used to obtain data from 143 patients with schizophrenia who were conveniently selected. Data were collected by assessing selected cardiovascular risk indicators blood pressure (BP), random blood sugar (RBS), body mass index (BMI), waist-to-height ratio (WtHR) and waist circumference (WC). A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographic data, clinical history and the 18-item Psychological Stress Index for patients with schizophrenia. RESULTS: The us