Table 2.
Number of persons rating QoL-aspects rated as “very important” both for schizophrenic and mentally healthy persons, ordered according to schizophrenic persons’ ranking (first 20 items)
| Schizophrenic persons | Mentally health persons | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Rank |
% rated “very important” |
Rank |
% rated “very important” |
| health |
1 |
56 (75%) |
1 |
58 (87%) |
| not being homeless |
2 |
51 (68%) |
24 |
42 (63%) |
| mental health |
3 |
51 (68%) |
4 |
54 (81%) |
| physical health |
4 |
48 (64%) |
2 |
57 (85%) |
| feeling well |
5 |
47 (63%) |
15 |
47 (70%) |
| having vitality to live |
6 |
47 (63%) |
23 |
43 (64%) |
| feeling safe/feeling home |
7 |
46 (61%) |
10 |
50 (75%) |
| being on the right medication |
8 |
46 (61%) |
97 |
12 (18%) |
| no living in fear |
9 |
46 (61%) |
25 |
40 (60%) |
| fulfilled, good life |
10 |
45 (60%) |
19.5 |
45 (67%) |
| harmony within the family |
11 |
45 (60%) |
6 |
52 (78%) |
| being mentally lucid |
12 |
44 (59%) |
11 |
49 (73%) |
| experiencing few or no side effects of medication |
13 |
44 (59%) |
74 |
19 (28%) |
| satisfaction |
14 |
43 (57%) |
9 |
50 (75%) |
| an environment in which one can feel good |
15 |
42 (56%) |
21.5 |
43 (64%) |
| having a place to retreat to |
16 |
41 (55%) |
26 |
40 (60%) |
| love |
17 |
41 (55%) |
3 |
54 (81%) |
| having enough to eat and to drink |
18 |
40 (53%) |
53 |
27 (40%) |
| having a housing in which one can feel good |
19 |
40 (53%) |
31 |
37 (55%) |
| freedom | 20 | 40 (53%) | 21.5 | 43 (64%) |