Abstract:

Objective: Cardiovascular risk increases in patients with schizophrenia. In our study, it was aimed to predict the 10-year risk of developing cardiovascular disease using the Framingham risk score in schizophrenia patients living in nursing homes Materials and Methods: In our study, the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of schizophrenia patients living in nursing homes, such as age, gender, educational status, duration of disease, and treatments used, and Framingham risk scoring which included age, gender total cholesterol, HDL, smoking status, systolic blood pressure, and presence of diabetes mellitus. were used in the calculation of cardiovascular risk. Also, the results of the General Assessment of Functioning and Clinical Global Impression disease severity scale were recorded in order to determine the functionality and severity of the disease. Results: 51 patients with schizophrenia were included, and the Framingham risk score of the patients was calculated as 4.65±4.63. While Framingham risk scores were significantly correlated with disease duration (r=0.284, p=0.044), age (r=0363, p=0.01) and length of stay in nursing home (r=0.538, p<0.001)), No relationship was found between risk scores and the number of psychotropic drugs. disease severity or functionality. Conclusİon: Our results showed that factors such as advanced age, male gender and length of nursing home stay were associated with an increased cardiovascular disease risk. Further studies including schizophrenia patients who do not stay in nursing homes are essential to determine the effects of nursing home conditions on cardiovascular disease risk

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