Time Use and Occupational Performance Among Persons with Schizophrenia

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Abstract
Schizophrenia is a complex disorder with a heavy impact on daily life. Since the human occupational pattern is a product of person-occupation-environment interaction, it is of importance to explore all these factors to understand the daily occupational pattern among persons with schizophrenia. This study aimed to describe the time use of 10 persons with schizophrenia, reflecting the participants' daily occupations, social and geographical environments, and emotional reaction and reflection on their occupational performance. The results showed stagnation in the participants' occupational pattern and time use. Most activities were not triggered by a facilitating environment but from within the person by basic, immediate life needs, or wanting to escape reality. Occupational therapists could assist this group in reshaping the environment and regaining roles that involve interacting with the outside world.