Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between perceived functional health patterns
and recovery in people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders, to explore the magnitude of relationship between
of these variables and influencing factors such as self-esteem, insight, therapeutic relationship, and social support.
Methods: Participants were 160 individuals from 16 Community Mental Health Centers in Gyeonggi Province.
Data were collected from April 10 to June, 12, 2010. Analysis was done using descriptive data, Pearson's correlation
coefficients, and canonical correlation coefficients with the SAS 9.1 program. Results: The mean score for
perceived functional health of participants was below the normal range and the mean for recovery was above the
middle range. Functional health and recovery were positively correlated with all components. The magnitude of
relationship between functional health pattern, recovery and influencing factors were high in order of self-esteem,
social support, insight, and therapeutic relationship. Conclusion: Functional health is strongly associated with recovery
and useful in promoting recovery. Development of recovery oriented training programs for professionals
and interventions considering factors influencing recovery and functional health as identified in this study is
recommended.