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Objective To explore the preference and influencing factors of environment color of in-patients with schizophrenia. Methods A total of 1 320 schizophrenic inpatients were enrolled in the study. The self-made general questionnaire,the Eysenck personality questionnaire,the positive and negative symp-tom scale were used in this survey and the color preference was compared with the normal control group. Re-sults (1)The preference degree was significantly different in green(Z＝－2.587,P＝0.010),blue(Z＝－2.708,P＝0.007),white(Z＝－2.733,P＝0.006) and grey(Z＝－7.409,P＜0.01) between the two groups, and the sequence of color preference was consistent(r＝0.750,U＝2.710,P＜0.01).(2) Gender,age,place of residence,physical disease,starting age,disease subtype,positive symptoms,negative symptoms,hospitaliza-tion time,hospitalization frequency,psychoticism and neuroticism,internal and external factors were signifi-cantly related to color preferences(r＝0.010-0.216 or r＝－0.122-－0.054,P＜0.05),which would be the influ-ence factors to color preferences(β＝0.104-0.055 or β＝－0.091- －0.056,P＜0.05). Conclusion The most significant color preferences for patients with schizophrenia are red and black, which may be related to their cognitive function and personality characteristics.
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Objective To explore the color preference in hospitalized patients with mental disorders and healthy adults. Methods Abstract color preference test was conducted in 1951 clinic patients with mental disor-ders and 1005 healthy adults by use of dual comparison method. Results The order of color preference for pa-tients with mental disorders was blue(4.72),green(4.67),red(4.52),yellow(4.46),orange(4.38),purple (3.92),gray (3.56),white (3.43) and black (2.96). There were significant differences between patients with mental disorders and healthy adults in preference to purple(Z = 2.934,P = 0.003),black(Z = 3.730,P =0.000),orange(Z =-2.113,P = 0.035),yellow(Z =-2.093,P = 0.036),white(Z =-2.499,P = 0.012) and gray(Z=-3.204,P=0.001). The preference to black(χ2=22.409,P<0.001)and gray(χ2=134.086, P < 0.001) differed significantly among schizophrenia , mood disorders and neurosis. Schizophrenia patients mostly preferred blue,mood disorders patients mostly preferred red,and neurotic patients mostly preferred green. Conclusions The color preference in hospitalized patients with mental disorders is different from that in normal adults. There are differences in color preference among patients with different types of mental disorders.
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Objective To explore the color preference in hospitalized patients with mental disorders and healthy adults. Methods Abstract color preference test was conducted in 1951 clinic patients with mental disor-ders and 1005 healthy adults by use of dual comparison method. Results The order of color preference for pa-tients with mental disorders was blue(4.72),green(4.67),red(4.52),yellow(4.46),orange(4.38),purple (3.92),gray (3.56),white (3.43) and black (2.96). There were significant differences between patients with mental disorders and healthy adults in preference to purple(Z = 2.934,P = 0.003),black(Z = 3.730,P =0.000),orange(Z =-2.113,P = 0.035),yellow(Z =-2.093,P = 0.036),white(Z =-2.499,P = 0.012) and gray(Z=-3.204,P=0.001). The preference to black(χ2=22.409,P<0.001)and gray(χ2=134.086, P < 0.001) differed significantly among schizophrenia , mood disorders and neurosis. Schizophrenia patients mostly preferred blue,mood disorders patients mostly preferred red,and neurotic patients mostly preferred green. Conclusions The color preference in hospitalized patients with mental disorders is different from that in normal adults. There are differences in color preference among patients with different types of mental disorders.