Predicting of Early Warning Signs of Relapse for Psychotic Patients

Abstract Background: Psychosis relapses are frequent and have serious repercussions. Frequently causes relapses, which can have a detrimental effect on the quality of life for the individual and their family. Objective: This cross-sectional study investigated the primary and secondary effects of relapse-related factors in individuals with psychoses. The aim of this paper was to predict behavioral anomalies that would be early indicators of psychotic relapse. Materials and Methods: The researcher used a cross-sectional design and findings in the primary analysis. Schizophrenic inpatients aged between 20 years old and above were targeted. Two psychiatric teaching hospitals were purposively sampled and data was drawn from the 124 respondents who were screened at baseline. Data were collected using Warning Psychotic Relapse Scale and a sociodemographic questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression were used to analyze data. Results: The findings revealed the severity of relapse signs among the patients were moderate in severity (72%) and there are no statistical predictors between early warning signs and sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. Conclusions: The researcher concluded that predicting psychotic relapse episodes is a realistic goal. Health teams and psychiatric and mental health nurses must screen, identify, and stop the recurrence of individuals suffering from psychoses.