Health-Related Quality of Life and Overall Life Satisfaction in People with Serious Mental Illness
Joint Authors
Rempfer, Melisa V.
Barnes, Amy L.
Murphy, Meghan E.
Fowler, Christopher A.
Source
Schizophrenia Research and Treatment
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-11-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Quality of life (QoL) in people with schizophrenia and other serious mental illnesses (SMI) is an important outcome goal, yet there is no consistent definition of the construct.
We examined three aspects of QoL in persons with SMI: overall life satisfaction, physical health-related QoL (HRQoL), and mental HRQoL.
This study had two primary aims: first, to examine whether there are differences in physical and mental HRQoL in persons with SMI, and, second, to investigate the cognitive, clinical, and functional correlates of the three QoL indicators.
Participants were 48 persons with SMI who completed assessments of QoL, cognition, functional capacity, psychiatric symptomatology, and medical comorbidity.
Results indicate that participants experience similar levels of physical and mental HRQoL, and these two constructs are not related to one another.
Physical HRQoL is associated with less medical comorbidity, while mental HRQoL is associated with negative and depressive symptoms.
Overall life satisfaction was associated with fewer psychiatric symptoms and less medical comorbidity.
This study adds to the important literature defining distinct domains of QoL and supports the necessity of addressing both physical and mental health factors as they relate to recovery and well-being among persons with SMI.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Barnes, Amy L.& Murphy, Meghan E.& Fowler, Christopher A.& Rempfer, Melisa V.. 2012. Health-Related Quality of Life and Overall Life Satisfaction in People with Serious Mental Illness. Schizophrenia Research and Treatment،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Barnes, Amy L.…[et al.]. Health-Related Quality of Life and Overall Life Satisfaction in People with Serious Mental Illness. Schizophrenia Research and Treatment No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Barnes, Amy L.& Murphy, Meghan E.& Fowler, Christopher A.& Rempfer, Melisa V.. Health-Related Quality of Life and Overall Life Satisfaction in People with Serious Mental Illness. Schizophrenia Research and Treatment. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-456860
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-456860