Improving social functioning and reducing social isolation and loneliness among people with enduring mental illness: Report of a randomised controlled trial of supported socialisation
Abstract:The intervention showed no statistical differences between the control and intervention groups on primary or secondary outcome measures. The stipend and the stipend plus volunteer partner led to an increase in recreational social functioning; a decrease in levels of social loneliness, in depression and in the proportion living within a vulnerable social network.
“…Reduced social functioning, poor social networks and isolation are common among persons living with a severe mental illness [7,13], and aspects concerning functioning, access to social network and autonomy are issues for research.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, severe mental illness could result in considerable impairments in everyday functioning [5][6][7], and from a cognitive perspective, research has found that patients with schizophrenia have a reduced metacognitive capacity [8] as well as difficulties with metacognitive agency [9].…”
Section: Autonomy and Severe Mental Illness: The Relationship Betweenmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Many persons with severe mental illness are shown to have a reduced social functioning, have poor social networks and live in isolation [7,13]. However, supported socialization has been found to increase functioning, self-esteem and social networks among persons with mental illness [7,14].…”
Section: Autonomy and Severe Mental Illness: The Relationship Betweenmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, supported socialization has been found to increase functioning, self-esteem and social networks among persons with mental illness [7,14]. In light of these findings, autonomy as a capacity should not solely be understood in terms of internal cognitive factors, but also take into consideration the social surrounding of the individual.…”
Section: Autonomy and Severe Mental Illness: The Relationship Betweenmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Empirical research, on the other hand, indicates that the access to social network might enable functioning [7,14].…”
Section: A Theoretical Framework About Autonomy As a Capacitymentioning
“…Reduced social functioning, poor social networks and isolation are common among persons living with a severe mental illness [7,13], and aspects concerning functioning, access to social network and autonomy are issues for research.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, severe mental illness could result in considerable impairments in everyday functioning [5][6][7], and from a cognitive perspective, research has found that patients with schizophrenia have a reduced metacognitive capacity [8] as well as difficulties with metacognitive agency [9].…”
Section: Autonomy and Severe Mental Illness: The Relationship Betweenmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Many persons with severe mental illness are shown to have a reduced social functioning, have poor social networks and live in isolation [7,13]. However, supported socialization has been found to increase functioning, self-esteem and social networks among persons with mental illness [7,14].…”
Section: Autonomy and Severe Mental Illness: The Relationship Betweenmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, supported socialization has been found to increase functioning, self-esteem and social networks among persons with mental illness [7,14]. In light of these findings, autonomy as a capacity should not solely be understood in terms of internal cognitive factors, but also take into consideration the social surrounding of the individual.…”
Section: Autonomy and Severe Mental Illness: The Relationship Betweenmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Empirical research, on the other hand, indicates that the access to social network might enable functioning [7,14].…”
Section: A Theoretical Framework About Autonomy As a Capacitymentioning
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