Improving the quality of life of people with severe mental disorders

Mercier, C�line

doi:10.1007/bf01078961

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“…The aim of the present study was to explicitly investigate the relationships between demographic characteristics and QOL scores in a general sample of psychiatric outpatients. The main hypothesis was that this relationship, in accordance with earlier research (Chan et al, 2003;Mercier, 1994), would be weak.…”

Section: The Relationship Between Demographic Variables and Quality Osupporting

confidence: 63%

Demographic Characteristics as Predictors of Quality of Life in a Population of Psychiatric Outpatients

et al. 2006

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ABSTRACT. Studies examining relationships between demographic variables in a general population of psychiatric outpatients and quality of life (QOL), in which QOL was assessed according to current recommendations, have not been performed yet. The aim of this study was to examine one particular aspect of this relationship: the question to what extent QOL scores can be predicted by demographic variables. In a sample of adult Dutch psychiatric outpatients (n ¼ 495), demographics were recorded and the participants completed a questionnaire for measuring QOL (WHOQOL-100). The relationships of the demographic variables with the WHO-QOL-100 domains Social Relationships and Environment, were stronger than those with the domains Physical Health and Psychological Health. The latter had only significant relationships with educational level and sick leave, which explain little of the variance of the concerning QOL domain. In general, the demographic characteristics used, explained only a relatively small part of the variance in QOL scores. An exception was sick leave, which, in participants with a job, explained an extensive part (27.4%) of the variance of scores on the domain Physical Health.

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Section: The Relationship Between Demographic Variables and Quality Osupporting

confidence: 63%

Demographic Characteristics as Predictors of Quality of Life in a Population of Psychiatric Outpatients

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“…(Djikers, 1999). Studies have indicated that both physical and mental health significantly impact QOL, and QOL impacts an individual's mental health (Mercier, 1994). Other areas that affect QOL include occupation, social relations, and finances.…”

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Selected abstracts of the 26th Annual Conference of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, March 23–26, 2006, Miami, Florida

2007

Depress. Anxiety

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“…L'analyse de la validité de construit a été effectuée en comparant les résultats obtenus entre différents échantillons (validité discriminante) et avec les résultats obtenus à une échelle de soutien social (validité concurrente). Les recherches antérieures ayant largement démontré que les personnes de la population générale, les personnes à faible revenu et les personnes avec des problèmes de santé mentale présentent des niveaux spécifiques de qualité de vie subjective (Andrews et Withey, 1976 ;Campbell et al, 1976 ;Diener, 1984 ;Mercier, 1994), des analyses de la fonction discriminante ont été effectuées entre les échan-tillons de population générale, de bénéficiaires de sécurité du revenu et d'ex-patients psychiatriques. Par ailleurs, l'analyse des corrélations entre l'Échelle de provisions sociales (Caron, 1996 ;Cutrona et Russell, 1987) et l'ÉSDV a permis d'apprécier la validité concurrente.…”

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